Abstract
The Clean Air Act is a symbol of the USA’s determination to clean up its dirty air and to keep its pristine air from being fouled.1 Billions of dollars have been spent to reduce pollution from industry and automobiles, and much progress has been made (Conservation Foundation, 1984). But the ambitious clean-up goals the act originally set have not been met and in some locations it is not clear if and when they can be. Moreover, the easiest steps may be behind us.
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Liroff, R.A. (1988). EPA’s Bubble Policy: The Theory of Marketable Pollution Permits Confronts Reality. In: Hula, R.C. (eds) Market-Based Public Policy. Policy Studies Organization Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08891-1_15
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