There is general agreement that we must control
pollution of our air, water, and land, but there is considerable dispute over how controls should be designed and how much control is enough. The
pollution control mechanisms adopted in the United States have tended toward detailed regulation of technology, leaving polluters little choice in how to achieve the environmental goals. This “command-and-control” strategy needlessly increases the cost of
pollution controls and may even slow our progress toward a cleaner environment.
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