Smog Check: Science, Federalism, and the Politics of Clean Air - Couverture souple

Eisinger, Douglas S.

 
9781933115726: Smog Check: Science, Federalism, and the Politics of Clean Air
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1933115726 ISBN 13 : 9781933115726
Editeur : Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press), 2010

Synopsis

When federal and state governments battle over environmental regulations, whose approach should prevail? Shortly after passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, a controversial U.S. EPA mandate led to an intense conflict between federal regulators and California politicians. The disagreement pitted EPA's required overhaul of auto inspections against California's desire to self-govern its test program - popularly called 'Smog Check.' The conflict nearly upended the Clean Air Act, and triggered dramatic policy shifts throughout the United States. Smog Check presents these struggles in first-hand detail. Eisinger, an EPA official at the time of this conflict, probes deeply into the issues and explores broader questions including: when does it become imperative for agencies to bargain with one another, when should regulatory flexibility and performance-based regulations be favored over command and control approaches, and what should be done when decisions need to be made in the face of scientific disagreement? The book also includes insightful commentary from other EPA participants in the Smog Check controversy. Smog Check's lessons will be relevant to climate change, air pollution control, and numerous other policy challenges. First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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À propos de l?auteur

Douglas S. Eisinger is the director of transportation policy and planning at Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI). He was the mobile sources section chief for EPA Region 9 from 1991 through 1995. He has also been the program manager for the U.C. Davis-Caltrans Air Quality Project. In 2006-2007, he was a Resources for the Future Fellow in Environmental Regulatory Implementation. Also in 2006, Dr. Eisinger was selected as a national air quality expert by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

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Éditeur
Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press)
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1933115726
ISBN 13 
9781933115726
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
252
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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