Struggling for Context: An Appraisal of 'Struggling for Air'

摘要

In sum, Revesz and Lienke's argument that Congress in 1970 should have mandated national air pollution emission standards for existing power plants is correct only in retrospect; the argument ignores the difficulties that would be encountered in actually bringing such standards to pass. It must be remembered that the 1970 Amendments were a breakthrough in air pollution control: Congress had not previously authorized or mandated technology-forcing, or NAAQS, or federal government supervision of states' measures to reduce air pollution.