Implementing technology-forcing policies: The 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments and the introduction of advanced automotive emissions controls in the United States

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 761-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Gerard ◽  
Lester B. Lave
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
The United States ◽  
Automotive Emissions ◽  
Clean Air Act Amendments ◽  
Clean Air

Thirty years of the Clean Air Act Amendments: Impacts on haze in remote regions of the United States (1990–2018)

2020 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 117865
Author(s):  
J.L. Hand ◽  
A.J. Prenni ◽  
S. Copeland ◽  
B.A. Schichtel ◽  
W.C. Malm
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clean Air Act Amendments ◽  
Clean Air

The Impact of Inspections on Plant-Level Air Emissions

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rema Nadeem Hanna ◽  
Paulina Oliva
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
The United States ◽  
Air Emissions ◽  
Abatement Costs ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Plant Level ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Each year, the United States conducts approximately 20,000 inspections of manufacturing plants under the Clean Air Act. This paper compiles a panel dataset on plant-level inspections, fines, and emissions to understand whether these inspections actually reduce air emissions. We find plants reduce air emissions by fifteen percent, on average, following an inspection under the Clean Air Act. Plants that belong to industries that typically have low abatement costs respond more strongly to an inspection than those who belong to industries with high abatement costs.

scholarly journals What Do Economists Have to Say about the Clean Air Act 50 Years after the Establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency?

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Currie ◽  
Reed Walker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
The United States ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
The Past ◽  
Clean Air

Air quality in the United States has improved dramatically over the past 50 years in large part due to the introduction of the Clean Air Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce it. This article is a reflection on the 50-year anniversary of the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency, describing what economic research says about the ways in which the Clean Air Act has shaped our society—in terms of costs, benefits, and important distributional concerns. We conclude with a discussion of how recent changes to both policy and technology present new opportunities for researchers in this area.

Light-Duty Diesels—an Update on the Emissions Challenge

1994 ◽  
Vol 208 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
R W Horrocks
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Community ◽  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diesel Vehicles ◽  
Emission Standards ◽  
Light Duty ◽  
Major Stage ◽  
Clean Air

The next major stage of emissions legislation for European Community countries is planned for 1996. This paper examines these proposed standards and the effect they will have on light-duty automotive diesel vehicles. The present status of the Clean Air Act amendments in the United States is also considered. The latest developments in light-duty automotive diesel technology are reviewed, particularly with respect to achieving the lower emission standards and the effect on fuel economy.

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