Federally Mandated but Locally Administered: Political Differences in Air Pollution Abatement Under the Clean Air Act

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zach Raff ◽  
Jason M. Walter ◽  
Andrew Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Political Differences ◽  
Air Pollution Abatement

Metropolitan air pollution abatement and industrial growth: Global urban panel analysis of PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and SO2

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Benjamin Leffel ◽  
Nikki Tavasoli ◽  
Brantley Liddle ◽  
Kent Henderson ◽  
Sabrina Kiernan
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Panel Analysis ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Air Pollution Abatement

scholarly journals Clean Air Act mitigate the cognitive deterioration in older adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Yao ◽  
Xiaozhen Lv ◽  
Chengxuan Qiu ◽  
Jiajianghui Li ◽  
Xiao Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mmse Score ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Clean Air Act ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cognitive Deterioration ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
The Government

Abstract Air pollution may accelerate cognitive aging, it is unclear whether large-scale interventions by Clean Air Act can mitigate the cognitive deterioration. Here, we conducted a difference-in-differences analysis based on Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey during 2014 and 2018. Intervention group came from where the government set a strict target of reducing air pollution, whereas control group lived in areas without reduction target. Global cognitive functions were measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). We found the intervention group with implementing Clean Air Act had a significantly smaller decline in MMSE score compared to the control group. Interquartile increases in PM2.5 and SO2 concentrations were significantly associated with a faster decline of MMSE score by 1.78 and 0.92 points, respectively. Implementing stringent clean air policies, especially in low- and middle-income countries may mitigate the risk of cognitive aging in older people.

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