Policy Documents

Clean Air: A Nation Choking Itself on Ever-Tightening Standards

David Rothbard and Craig Rucker –
March 1, 1997

For much of this century clean air has been a public concern. Many are troubled by the health impacts smog, soot and other airborne particles are alleged to cause. Most Americans, to be sure, are happy to see regulatory limits placed on machines, factories, and autos that are responsible for such pollution.