Back-door cost-benefit analysis under a safety-first Clean Air Act

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Nat. Resour. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5300630

Barnes, D W

The Clean Air Act emphasizes safety over cost considerations, but a cost-conscious administration which emphasizes economic impacts has not enforced the letter of the safety-first law. A solution could be to budget cost-justified rather than safety-first levels of pollution reduction. A comparison of cost-benefit balancing and budgetary control measures examines administrative procedures and probable outcomes in terms of enforcement costs. The author notes that the two concepts require different technology. The higher cost of safety-first technology tend to discourage investment, and could lead to less pollution control than the cost-benefit approach. 59 references, 12 figures. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Syracuse Univ., NY
• OSTI ID: 5300630
• Journal Information: Nat. Resour. J.; (United States), Vol. 23:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENFORCEMENT
US EPA
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
SAFETY STANDARDS
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POLLUTION LAWS
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290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
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