Acid rain: sharing the cost

Journal Article · · Issues Sci. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5899296

Sununu, J H

With each new report of acid rain damage in the northeastern, and more recently, southeastern United States, calls for government action increase. Although numerous scientific uncertainties remain concerning the exact mechanisms and effects of acid rain, the overriding political issue is not so much whether to control as who will pay the cleanup costs. This argument has pitted region against region - indeed, it has forged new political alliances among the states - and stalled any action in the 98th Congress. In this essay, Sununu examines the environmental, economic, and political geography of acid rain: who stands to gain and lose from control legislation, and which regions will control the votes. He ends by describing the compromises that may have to be struck if any agreement is to be reached on acid rain control. 4 figures.

• Research Organization: Governor of New Hampshire, Concord
• OSTI ID: 5899296
• Journal Information: Issues Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Issues Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 1:2; ISSN ISTEE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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500200 -- Environment
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Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CONTROL
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
RAIN
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
USA
VARIATIONS