Debate over acid rain will intensify in 1981

Journal Article · Sun Feb 08 23:00:00 EST 1981 · Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6805677

Shaw, J S

When the U.S. Congress considers amending the Clean Air Act of 1977 this year, one of the big issues it will face is the problem of acid rain. Legislators must decide whether to give the federal government the authority to control acid rain, probably through tougher curbs on plant emissions than the law now prescribes. Environmentalists will push for such controls, convinced that plant emissions are the cause of acid rain. Representatives of the polluting industries will naturally oppose stringent controls, claiming that existing evidence pointing to such emissions as the cause of acid rain is inadequate.

• OSTI ID: 6805677
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 88:3; ISSN CHEEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
ACID RAIN
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CLEAN AIR ACT
DECISION MAKING
LAWS
LEGISLATION
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
RAIN