Against All Odds: How America's Century-Old Quest for Clean Air May Spur a New Era of Global Environmental Cooperation

by Robert V. Percival

Achieving healthy air quality is a growing global concern, and Robert Percival discusses the critical junctures in U.S. environmental history that have led to the emergence of global environmental regulation, particularly in relation to China. According to a 2013 World Health Organization report, more than one million people die every year in China from exposure to air pollution. By referencing historical U.S. tragedies and air quality achievements,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607814935
• ISBN13: 9781607814931
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"