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Pollution

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Books and Book Chapters

"Interior Department and Public Lands," Chapter 23, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Energy Policy," Chapter 43, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Environmental Policy," Chapter 44, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

The Satanic Gases, by Patrick J. Michaels and Robert C. Balling, Jr. (2000).

Cato Studies

"High-Speed Rail Is Not "Interstate 2.0"," by Randal O'Toole, Briefing Paper no. 113, September 9, 2009

"High-Speed Rail: The Wrong Road for America," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 625, October 31, 2008

"Rails Won't Save America," by Randal O'Toole, Briefing Paper no. 107, October 7, 2008

"The Smog-Reduction Road: Remote Sensing vs. The Clean Air Act," by Daniel B. Klein and Pia Maria Koskenoja, Policy Analysis no. 249, February 7, 1996

"Time to Reopen the Clean Air Act: Clearing Away the Regulatory Smog," by Kay H. Jones and Jonathan H. Adler, Policy Analysis no. 233, July 11, 1995

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Articles and Newsletters

"Israel's Not-So-Future Perfect," World Policy Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, Pages 85-88 (2008).

"Letting Environmentalists' Preferences Count," by Peter Van Doren, Regulation, vol. 26, no. 5, 2003, pp. 32-35.

"Clearing the Air," by Joel Schwartz, Regulation, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer 2003.

"The Beneficiaries of Clean Air Act," by Matthew E. Kahn, Regulation, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring 2001.

"EPA Pats Itself on the Back," by Randall Lutter and Richard Belzer, Regulation, vol. 23, no. 3, Summer 2000.

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Opinion and Commentary

"The Dog Ate Global Warming," by Patrick J. Michaels, National Review (Online), September 23, 2009

"Chumps for Clunkers," by Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren, National Review (Online), August 7, 2009

"All Cost, No Benefit," by Jerry Taylor, USA Today, May 20, 2009

"Earth Day, 2009: The More You Know, the Less You Care," by Patrick J. Michaels, National Review (Online), April 22, 2009

"Renewables Aren't the Answer," by Robert J. Michaels, USA Today, October 20, 2008

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Legal Briefs

Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, October 24, 2006 (PDF, 125 KB)

Browner v. American Trucking Association, October 1, 2000 (PDF, 301 KB)

Events

"The Great Debate: Can Smart Growth Cost-Effectively Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?," December 3, 2009 [Policy Forum]




Multimedia

Media Highlight Patrick J. Michaels discusses new national emissions standards on FOX's Happening Now May 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:55]

Media Highlight Patrick J. Michaels discusses new national emissions standard on FOX's Special Report May 19, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:24]

Media Highlight Patrick J. Michaels debates the cap and trade tax on CNBC's Power Lunch May 18, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:45]

Daily Podcast "Clearing the Air and Transit" featuring Randal O'Toole, August 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:50]

Daily Podcast "FlexFuel Folly" featuring Jerry Taylor, March 27, 2007 [Flash Audio, 09:44]

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