Economic impact of acid rain legislation on Illinois

Technical Report · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5644026

This report estimates the cost to Illinois economy of complying with acid rain control legislation that would require an eight million ton reduction in sulfur dioxide within the 31 most eastern states. It is a strictly provential cost analysis; no benefits were included. Comprehensive impacts on Illinois economy were calculated using the Illinois Forecasting and Simulation Model, an econometric model of the state economy developed by Regional Economic Models, Inc. of Amherst, Massachusetts.

• Research Organization: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield (USA). Air Quality Planning Section
• OSTI ID: 5644026
• Report Number(s): PB-83-237214
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290200 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics & Sociology
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CONTROL
ECONOMIC IMPACT
FEDERAL REGION V
FORECASTING
ILLINOIS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
RAIN
REGULATIONS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
USA