| Air Quality in America: A Dose of Reality on Air Pollution Levels, Trends, and Health Risks Contributor(s): Schwartz, Joel M. (Author), Hayward, Steven F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0844771872 ISBN-13: 9780844771878 Publisher: AEI Press OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2008 Annotation: This book documents how much U.S. air quality has improved in recent decades and gives by far the most accurate picture available of continuing air pollution problems and how to address them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 363.739 |
| LCCN: 2007021929 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.13" W x 8.85" (0.96 lbs) 279 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Polls consistently show that most Americans believe air pollution has been getting worse and will continue to worsen in the future. Recent data, however, suggest just the opposite: Air pollution levels have been dropping for decades and will continue to do so in the years to come. The disconnect between public perception and reality is due in part to misleading, high-profile reports on air pollution by environmental activists, which consistently inflate current air pollution levels while downplaying favorable trends in air quality. Activists believe that air pollution will rise dramatically in the future unless the federal government enacts aggressive new regulations. Air Quality in America shows in detail how activists have distorted the record on air pollution and offers an alternative analysis of air pollution levels, trends, and prospects in metropolitan areas across the United States. Schwartz and Hayward examine key air pollution issues, including inflated accounts of pollution-related health risks and the negative effects of inaccurate emission inventories on policy choices. Clearly understanding the data on air pollution in America must be the first step toward formulating sound policies for the future. This book is a unique resource, providing scholars, journalists, and policymakers with decades of information on air pollution |