AEI Press
Titles appearing in SciTech Book News — June 2008
Air quality in America; a dose of reality on air pollution levels, trends, and health risks.
Schwartz, Joel M. and Steven F. Hayward.
AEI Press, ©2007 279 p. $20.00 TD883
978-0-8447-7187-8
The authors (fellows at the American Enterprise Institute) assemble data to demonstrate that air quality in the United States has been steadily improving and does not pose anywhere near the threat to public health that is suggested by regulators and environmental activists. They further argue that current Federal air regulations are more harmful than helpful and recommend devolving air pollution regulation to the states, changing the standard for regulation from protection of the public health to avoiding harm to individuals' health or property, and only allowing people to bring suit in the courts if they can prove real injury. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
