Development, air quality, and the national parks

Technical Report · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5345601

Rudzitis, G; Schwartz, J

A controversy is emerging over the proposed extraction of energy and mineral resources in and around the national parks in the western part of the United States. This controversy is part of an increasing number of environmental-energy conflicts that result from a demand for both a clean environment and new energy sources. The background of the conflict, the limited access to resources contained on federal lands, environmental threats to the national parks, and the effectiveness of the Clean Air Act of 1970 and of the PSD regulations in protecting the air quality in and around the national parks was examined. The Golden Circle of national parks in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico is focussed on to determine the impacts of current and proposed energy and mineral development on air quality in that region. 37 references, 7 figures, 11 tables.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ., Austin (USA). Center for Energy Studies
• OSTI ID: 5345601
• Report Number(s): UT/CES-PS-22; ON: DE84900792
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLEAN AIR ACT
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
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LAWS
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURE RESERVES
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION
PUBLIC LANDS
REGULATIONS
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS