Air Quality
Many human activities result in air pollution, which negatively impacts human health, the environment, and economic efficiency. RFF experts have been analyzing policies to monitor and improve air quality since such regulations first came to pass.
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Media Highlight — Jun 25, 2020
"Pandemic’s Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About the Atmosphere"
Maureen Cropper quoted in New York Times article on air pollution and the coronavirus
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
Looking Back at 50 Years of the Clean Air Act of 1970
A major retrospective analysis of the Clean Air Act reveals its many public health benefits, along with its associated costs.
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
Lessons from the Clean Air Act
A book coedited by RFF Senior Fellow Dallas Burtraw finds contemporary relevance in the decades-old environmental bill.
Explainer — May 11, 2020
Carbon Pricing 105: Effects on Human Health
An overview of the human health benefits of decreased air pollution due to carbon pricing.
Journal Article — Apr 9, 2020
Deep Flaws in a Mercury Regulatory Analysis
A study from experts across prominent academic institutions finds that an EPA benefit-cost analysis of its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards is “seriously flawed.”
Working Paper — Mar 31, 2020
Have US Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards Improved Social Welfare?
This paper provides the first comprehensive social welfare estimates of recent fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards.
Workshop/Seminar — Sep 16, 2019
How Well Are Our Environmental Laws Working? Retrospective Analysis of Federal Environmental Regulation
Presenting retrospective analyses on the Clean Air Act and other past environmental regulations
RFF Live — Jun 27, 2019
CPP vs. ACE: Evaluating the Economic and Legal Impacts
Examining the economic and legal implications of the ACE rule.
Conferences & Panels — Jun 10, 2019
Lessons from the Clean Air Act
A symposium on the lessons learned from the Clean Air Act
Media Highlight — Jun 25, 2020
"Pandemic’s Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About the Atmosphere"
Maureen Cropper quoted in New York Times article on air pollution and the coronavirus
Press Release — Apr 21, 2020
New Episode of Resources Radio: "Lessons from 50 Years of the Clean Air Act, with Maureen Cropper"
Maureen Cropper assesses the costs and benefits of varying Clean Air Act programs and reflects on how the law can guide future environmental policy.
Press Release — Apr 14, 2020
New Episode of Resources Radio: Has Good Benefit-Cost Analysis Been Swept under the MATS?, with Mary Evans and Matthew Kotchen
Mary Evans and Matthew Kotchen discuss how EPA’s push to revise Mercury and Air Toxic Standards relies on a flawed assessment of costs and benefits.
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
Looking Back at 50 Years of the Clean Air Act of 1970
A major retrospective analysis of the Clean Air Act reveals its many public health benefits, along with its associated costs.
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
Lessons from the Clean Air Act
A book coedited by RFF Senior Fellow Dallas Burtraw finds contemporary relevance in the decades-old environmental bill.
Resources Articles — Jun 15, 2020
The Rise and Fall of Clean Air Act Climate Policy
RFF University Fellow Nathan Richardson shares his take on whether the Clean Air Act can serve as a viable vehicle for broad climate policy. Spoiler: Nope, probably not.