Re:What America looked like before the EPA, in photos
by hliyan on Friday March 16, 2018 @07:30AM
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Unfortunately, assigning property rights to breathable air is going to be problematic.
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Re:What America looked like before the EPA, in photos
by ekianjo on Friday March 16, 2018 @11:32PM
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For air you can tax the emission of toxic fumes or particles, in order to incentivize the usage of filters and the like. Unfortunately, states in many countries are actively promoting industries like coal power generation and therefore cannot at the same time pretend they care about air quality.