Achieving healthy air quality is a growing global concern, and Robert Percival discusses the critical junctures in U.S. environmental history that have led to the emergence of global environmental regulation, particularly in relation to China. According to a 2013 World Health Organization report, more than one million people die every year in China from exposure to air pollution. By referencing historical U.S. tragedies and air quality achievements, particularly the Clean Air Act, Percival uses his conversations with Chinese officials to point toward a turning point in China s legislation and...
Achieving healthy air quality is a growing global concern, and Robert Percival discusses the critical junctures in U.S. environmental history that hav...
Discussions on climate change generally focus on the necessity of reducing carbon emissions, while recognizing that such action will take a long time to materialize. Lawrence Susskind contends that communities can take action to combat climate change now, through steps that have the benefit of moderating the effects of flooding, heat waves, and drought-events already occurring with increasing frequency.
Discussions on climate change generally focus on the necessity of reducing carbon emissions, while recognizing that such action will take a long time ...
