The Old, The New, The States, The Evolution of the Regulation of Air Toxics

Abstract

The activism associated with America in the 1960s spilled over into many areas, one of which was a new environmental movement. A product of that movement was the Clean Air Act passed in 1970. The new law included a selection aimed specifically at controlling emissions of hazardous or toxic air pollutants. However, over the next 20 years there was very little government regulation of air toxics, and this section of the Clean Air Act was considered to be a resounding failure. What went wrong? How did this lofty goal to protect human health and the environment end up on the back burner? The article will address the idealism that led to the Clean Air Act legislation, in particular the air toxics program, and explore the realities that scuttled those ideals when it came time to implement the law

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 1993
Accession Number
ADA267493

Entities

People

  • David R. Vecera

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Industry
  • Congress
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Industrial Plants
  • Law
  • Margin Of Safety
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • Public Health

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.