Smelter Inc. operates a plant-a "major source"-that emits hazardous air pollutants for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of emission. The plant does not use equipment to reduce its emissions. Under the Clean Air Act, this is most likely

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Under the Clean Air Act, operating a major source that emits hazardous air pollutants without using equipment to reduce those emissions is considered a violation. The Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of emission for such pollutants, and failure to comply with those limits is illegal.