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Clearing the air : the real story of the war on air pollution

Author: Indur M Goklany
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, ©1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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America's air quality is better today than ever before in modern history and continues to steadily improve. How did this remarkable turnaround come about? Basing his conclusions on a painstaking compilation of long-term empirical data on air quality and emissions data extending from the pre- federalization era to the present (some dating back a century), Goklany challenges the orthodoxy that credits federal  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Indur M Goklany
ISBN: 1882577825 9781882577828 1882577833 9781882577835
OCLC Number: 42680417
Description: xi, 187 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The history of air pollution and its control --
Trends in indoor air quality, 1940 to 1990 --
Long-term trends in ambient (outdoor) air quality in the United States --
Emissions trends and technological change --
The environmental transition --
The states and air pollution: a reassessment based upon empirical evidence --
The federal role in air pollution control and the path to reform.
Responsibility: Indur Goklany.

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America's air quality is better today than ever before in modern history and continues to steadily improve. How did this remarkable turnaround come about? Basing his conclusions on a painstaking compilation of long-term empirical data on air quality and emissions data extending from the pre- federalization era to the present (some dating back a century), Goklany challenges the orthodoxy that credits federal regulation for improving air quality. He shows that the air had been getting cleaner prior to--and probably would have continued to improve regardless of--federalization. States and localities, after all, have always been engaged in a race to improve the quality of life, which means different things at different stages of economic development. Goklany's empirical data refute once and for all the race-to-the-bottom rationale for centralized federal regulation. Moreover, technological advances and consumer preferences continue to play important roles in improving air quality. Goklany accordingly offers a regulatory reform agenda that would improve upon the economic efficiency and environmental sensitivity of air quality regulation.

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