Fighting Air Pollution in Southern California by Scrapping Old Vehicles

by Lloyd Dixon, Steven Garber

Analyzes the effects of an innovative and controversial program, voluntary accelerated vehicle retirement, that is part of California's plan for complying with federal clean-air standards by the required date of 2010. Under this program, during each year from 2001 to 2010, as many as 75,000 light-duty vehicles at least 15 years old would be purchased and scrapped. Analyzes program cost effectiveness, concludes that a vehicle-scrapping program should be implemented, and suggests ways the program might be improved. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Published January 1, 2001