Clearing the Air: The Real Story of the War on Air Pollution

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• Clearing the Air *
• Clearing the Air - The Real Story of the War on Air Pollution *
• Contents vii
• List of Figures viii
• List of Acronyms x
• Introduction 1
• 1. the History of Air Pollution and Its Control 9
• 2. Trends in Indoor Air Quality, 1940 to 1990 43
• 3. Long-Term Trends in Ambient (outdoor) Air Quality in the United States 49
• 4. Emissions Trends and Technological Change 67
• 5. the Environmental Transition 87
• 6. the States and Air Pollution: A Reassessment Based Upon Empirical Evidence 111
• 7. the Federal Role in Air Pollution Control and the Path to Reform 125
• 8. Conclusion 149
• Notes 157
• Index 183

• Clearing the Air *
• Clearing the Air - The Real Story of the War on Air Pollution *
• Contents vii
• List of Figures viii
• List of Acronyms x
• Introduction 1
• 1. the History of Air Pollution and Its Control 9
• 2. Trends in Indoor Air Quality, 1940 to 1990 43
• 3. Long-Term Trends in Ambient (outdoor) Air Quality in the United States 49
• 4. Emissions Trends and Technological Change 67
• 5. the Environmental Transition 87
• 6. the States and Air Pollution: A Reassessment Based Upon Empirical Evidence 111
• 7. the Federal Role in Air Pollution Control and the Path to Reform 125
• 8. Conclusion 149
• Notes 157
• Index 183
• About the Author *
• Cato Institute *