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Title: Dissecting the clean air act

Abstract

This year's Air Pollution Control Association's fifth Government Affairs Seminar focused on legislative and regulatory problems that have occurred since the passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments. In particular the conference addressed two questions: ''Is the old act right for today'' and ''Is the old act right for tomorrow''. In short, the answer to both was a qualified ''no.'' Richard G. Rhoads from EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards noted that the old act's framework was good. It set out two key strategies--air quality management and national emissions standards--and three goals--protect the public health and welfare, prevent significant deterioration, and assure that new sources (mobile and stationary) are built properly. Rhoads admitted, however, that the old act needs some updating, some modification. This is not to deny that the old act has served the nation well. By setting standards and deadlines, the old act provided targets that states and industries could strive to achieve; these targets also provided the public with a benchmark against which to measure progress in air cleanup. It is just as important for Congress to set targets with the 1977 amendments as it was for them to do so in 1970.

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7294719
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11:6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; CLEAN AIR ACT; AIR CLEANING; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILES; EMISSION; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MEETINGS; MODIFICATIONS; POLLUTION LAWS; POLLUTION REGULATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; STATIONARY POLLUTANT SOURCES; TARGETS; US EPA; US ORGANIZATIONS; CLEANING; LAWS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; POLLUTION CONTROL; REGULATIONS; VEHICLES; 500600* - Environment, Atmospheric- Regulations- (-1989); 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation

Citation Formats

. Dissecting the clean air act. United States: N. p., 1977. Web.
. Dissecting the clean air act. United States.
. 1977. "Dissecting the clean air act". United States.
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abstractNote = {This year's Air Pollution Control Association's fifth Government Affairs Seminar focused on legislative and regulatory problems that have occurred since the passage of the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments. In particular the conference addressed two questions: ''Is the old act right for today'' and ''Is the old act right for tomorrow''. In short, the answer to both was a qualified ''no.'' Richard G. Rhoads from EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards noted that the old act's framework was good. It set out two key strategies--air quality management and national emissions standards--and three goals--protect the public health and welfare, prevent significant deterioration, and assure that new sources (mobile and stationary) are built properly. Rhoads admitted, however, that the old act needs some updating, some modification. This is not to deny that the old act has served the nation well. By setting standards and deadlines, the old act provided targets that states and industries could strive to achieve; these targets also provided the public with a benchmark against which to measure progress in air cleanup. It is just as important for Congress to set targets with the 1977 amendments as it was for them to do so in 1970.},
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year = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977},
month = {Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977}
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