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evidence that power plants spend less in water pollution abatement if the governor of the state where the plant is located is a … leads to increased pollution. …
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positively and negatively. Therefore, the basic aim of this paper is demonstrating that cities can resist pollution and improve …
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on establishment-level pollution emissions and business characteristics - including trade activities and global … trade policy uncertainty. Emission abatement is mainly driven by a decline in pollution emission intensity, and not by … pollution haven hypothesis whereby offshoring is central to the mechanism - US manufacturers begin to source from abroad and …
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The introduction of the U.S. SO2 allowance-trading program to address the threat of acid rain as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 is a landmark event in the history of environmental regulation. The program was a great success by almost all measures. This paper, which draws upon a...
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Levels of CO2 emissions from electricity generation in the U.S. have changed considerably in the last decade. This development can be attributed to two factors. First, the shale gas revolution has reduced gas prices significantly, leading to a crowding out of the more CO2-intensive coal for...
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Levels of CO2 emissions from electricity generation in the U.S. have changed considerably in the last decade. This development can be attributed to two factors. First, the shale gas revolution has reduced gas prices significantly, leading to a crowding out of the more CO2-intensive coal for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011595798
We study the relationship between water nutrient pollution and U.S. agriculture using data between the early 1970s and …
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Open dumping of waste and discharging untreated wastewater into environment are key causes of environmental pollution … energy, nutrients and water if properly treated or recycled rather than a cause of pollution and diseases spread. The …
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information on pollution and emissions, can become a basis for a new wave of environmental protection policy that follows and has …
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) maintains networks of pollution monitors for two basic purposes: to … pollution and its effects. These purposes imply conflicting criteria for the locations of a limited number of monitors. To check … the attainment of standards, monitors are placed where pollution levels are highest. Monitors are not required where …
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