AAAR 34th Annual Conference
October 12 - October 16, 2015
Hyatt Regency
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Science and Public Policy: Past, Present and Future of the PM NAAQS
PHILIP K. HOPKE, Clarkson University
Abstract Number: 61 Working Group: Invited by Conference Chair
Abstract Since the passage of 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments and the imposition of the first National Ambient Air Quality Standards in 1972, there have been substantial improvements in ambient air quality leading to improved public health and diminished environmental impacts. The setting of such standards is done with a combination of science, science policy, and politics with a variety of competing interests vying to manipulate the process to the extent possible. This talk will be presented from the viewpoint of someone who has interacted in the process for more than 30 years in multiple roles including as a member and then chair of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and present some of the good, bad and ugly parts of the regulatory process.