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Sulfur dioxide

Sulfur dioxide is one of the six common pollutants--referred to by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "criteria pollutants"--for which the EPA sets air quality standards under the mandates of the Clean Air Act. Sulfur dioxide in the...

The Farmland Protection Policy Act

In the early 1980's, Congress concluded from agricultural land studies that millions of acres of farmland were being converted to housing and other nonagricultural uses on an annual basis. This raised concerns about the ability of the United...

Volatile Organic Compounds

Under the mandates of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified six common and abundant pollutants for special attention: sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, ground-level ozone, lead, and...

Federal Preemption of State Environmental Law

The United States Constitution establishes a system of dual sovereignty in which both the federal government and the states may make laws. Although not specifically provided for in the Constitution, a universally-recognized aspect of state...

Automotive Fuel Economy

In 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries instituted an oil embargo against the United States and other western countries in response to U.S. support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War. This coincided with a period in which domestic...