Protecting Public Health and Growing the Economy: 25 Years of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments

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Date

Nov. 17, 2015

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Center for American Progress

"Since the CAA was implemented, a number of organizations and institutions have researched the impact that environmental regulations have on jobs. A 1998 analysis by Resources for the Future that examined the effects of environmental regulations on employment in heavily-polluting sectors found that increased expenditures for compliance with these standards 'generally [do] not cause a significant change in industry-level employment.'"

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