Evaluation of the California Smog Check Program
Author : California I/M Review Committee
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,64 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Automobiles
ISBN :
Author : California I/M Review Committee
Publisher :
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 48,64 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Automobiles
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 2001-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 030917077X
Emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs subject vehicles to periodic inspections of their emission control systems. Despite widespread use of these programs in air-quality management, policy makers and the public have found a number of problems associated with them. Prominent among these issues is the perception that emissions benefits and other impacts of I/M programs have not been evaluated adequately. Evaluating Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs assesses the effectiveness of these programs for reducing mobile source emissions. In this report, the committee evaluates the differences in the characteristics of motor vehicle emissions in areas with and without I/M programs, identifies criteria and methodologies for their evaluation, and recommends improvements to the programs. Most useful of all, this book will help summarize the observed benefits of these programs and how they can be redirected in the future to increase their effectiveness.
Author : California I/M Review Committee
Publisher :
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Automobiles
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 41,90 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Motor vehicles
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Author : California Environmental Protection Agency. Air Resources Board
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 33,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Automobiles
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Author : California I/M Review Committee
Publisher :
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 18,14 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Automobiles
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Author : Douglas S. Eisinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1136527176
When federal and state governments battle over environmental regulations, whose approach should prevail? Shortly after passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, a controversial U.S. EPA mandate led to an intense conflict between federal regulators and California politicians. The disagreement pitted EPA's required overhaul of auto inspections against California's desire to self-govern its test program - popularly called 'Smog Check.' The conflict nearly upended the Clean Air Act, and triggered dramatic policy shifts throughout the United States. Smog Check presents these struggles in first-hand detail. Eisinger, an EPA official at the time of this conflict, probes deeply into the issues and explores broader questions including: when does it become imperative for agencies to bargain with one another, when should regulatory flexibility and performance-based regulations be favored over command and control approaches, and what should be done when decisions need to be made in the face of scientific disagreement? The book also includes insightful commentary from other EPA participants in the Smog Check controversy. Smog Check's lessons will be relevant to climate change, air pollution control, and numerous other policy challenges.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 30,14 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Air quality management
ISBN :
Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 1993-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309049385
The technical basis of environmental regulation is always at the edge of scientific and engineering understanding. As knowledge improves, questions will inevitably arise about past decisions. Understanding how the regulatory system accommodates changing scientific and engineering knowledge is vital for achieving environmental values. In this new volume, seven case studies shed light on the interplay between environmental regulation and scientific and engineering understanding, with practical conclusions on how science and engineering should be used for more sound and timely regulatory decision making. The book provides helpful timelines of scientific and regulatory developments for the cases, which include: Factors impeding clean-up strategies in the Chesapeake Bay. Pivotal questions in the regulation of ambient ozone concentrations. How science has been heeded but also ignored in regulation of new municipal waste combustors. Impact of scientific findings on control of chlorination by-products. Acid rain and what can be learned about research and public policy debate. Controversy over the need for formaldehyde regulation. The effect of public perception on management decisions concerning dioxin. This volume will be of practical interest to policymakers, business and environmental advocates, scientists, engineers, researchers, attorneys, faculty, and students.
Author : Rob Klausmeier
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,52 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Automobiles
ISBN :