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Environmental Protection Issues in the 1980's

CED-81-38 Published: Dec 30, 1980. Publicly Released: Dec 30, 1980.
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Congress has enacted comprehensive legislation which has enlarged and strengthened the regulatory and subsidy parts of Federal environmental policy. Questions have been raised as to whether environmental goals are too costly to achieve, and whether the right balance has been struck between environmental objectives and energy, economic, and social goals.

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