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Clearing the Air in North Carolina: Pollution Myths and Realities

by Joel Schwartz
posted on in Energy & Environment

Just as North Carolina was on the verge of full compliance with EPA’s original ozone air pollution requirements, the standards were changed. In April 2004, most of the state once again was out of compliance. Policymakers and business leaders worry whether the state can meet the new federal requirements and avoid imposed limits on economic development and loss of federal transportation funds.

Joel Schwartz is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and an adjunct scholar at the John Locke Foundation. He was formerly the executive officer of a California government agency charged with evaluating the state’s vehicle emissions inspection program. ...

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