Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. An implication of Paul Portney’s benefit-cost analysis of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments is that the United States is under-regulating air pollution.
2. Based on the EPA’s first and second prospective studies of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, the associated net benefits of this legislation are greater than zero.
3. The NAAQS are established using benefit-cost analysis.
4. Because the NAAQS are nationally-based and uniform, they necessarily achieve an efficient result at the regional level.
5. The more stringent standards in PSD areas do not necessarily result in an efficient level of abatement in those regions.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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