Abstract |
In 1970 the Conservation Foundation published Your Right to Clean Air, a manual designed to help citizens participate in air quality control processes. In the last days of 1970, government control procedures were changed radically when Congress attached major amendments to the Clean Air Act. The federal revisions make necessary corresponding changes in state and local programs. New time schedules have been set, accelerating the entire control process, and important new avenues have been opened for public participation in decisions affecting every community's air. Thus this new edition was written. Some of the topics include: The clean air amendments of 1970; The first steps in the federal process; Implementation plans; Standards of performance; Hazardous air pollutant standards; Auto emission controls; The citizen's legal rights; Economic considerations; and The citizen's role in policy-making. |