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Environmental

Nov. 23, 1999

Negotiating a Pollution Solution -- Washington Should Become Equal Partner With States on Air Quality

By Indur M. Goklany Here in the United States, the air is generally cleaner today than it has been in many decades. Conventional wisdom credits this to the federal government's 1970 intervention in air pollution control. That federalization was justified by the claim that air quality was worsening because states were engaged in a "race to the bottom," sacrificing the environment in the competition for jobs and economic growth.

        By Indur M. Goklany
        
        Here in the United States, the air is generally cleaner today than it has been in many decades. Conventional wisdom credits this to the federal government's 1970 intervention in air pollution control. That federalization was justified by the claim that air quality was worsening because states were engaged i...

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