Breathing Easy About New Air Pollution Standards

By Kathryn L. Rowberg

Abstract

A town meeting is the backdrop for a role-playing case about ground-level ozone air pollution. The case consists of a flier and scripts drawn from public comment records on the government mandate to reduce ground-level ozone by limiting nitrogen oxide emissions. Students play the parts of stakeholders and develop recommendations for reducing emissions.

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Date Posted

11/07/2000

Overview

Objectives

To grapple with an issue related to air pollution.
To learn how policy and regulatory decisions are made, including the role that public hearings and public comment play.

Keywords

Air pollution; nitrogen oxide emission; volatile organic compound; ozone; Clean Air Act; National Ambient Air Quality Standards; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA; Indiana; environmental decision-making

Subject Headings

Environmental Science

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL

Undergraduate lower division

FORMAT

PDF

TOPICAL AREAS

Legal issues, Policy issues, Regulatory issues

LANGUAGE

English

TYPE/METHODS

Dilemma/Decision, Public Hearing, Role-Play

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