AIR POLLUTION AND URBAN FREEWAYS: MAKING A RECORD ON HAZARDS TO HEALTH AND PROPERTY

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION CURRENTLY IN EFFECT AND ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT THE LAW REQUIRE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF AIR, WATER, AND NOISE POLLUTION IN PLANNING PROPOSED FREEWAYS. MINIMUM STANDARDS, HOWEVER, ARE NOWHERE PRESCRIBED FOR THE INFORMATION TO BE ASSEMBLED TO GUIDE PLANNER, PLAINTIFF, OR JUDGE IN EVALUATING ENVORONMENTAL EFFECTS. IN MOST CASES THE RECORD THAT PAVES THE WAY TO ROUTE LOCATION IS SERIOUSLY DEFICIENT IN SCIENTIFIC DATA ON POLLUTANTS. THE POPULAR BELIEFS THAT CARBON MONOXIDE ALONE POISONS THE ROAD AND THAT HIGH-SPEED FREEWAYS CONSIDERABLY REDUCE CARBON MONOXIDE POLLUTION ARE CHALLENGE. SOME MINIMUM PLANNING AND PROCEDURAL STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPING A RECORD ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF A PROPOSED FREEWAY ARE SUGGESTED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 20, No 1, PP 5-18
• Corporate Authors:

  Catholic University of America

  620 Michigan Avenue, NE
  Washington, DC  United States  20064
• Authors:
  • Schneiderman, M
  • Cohn, C K
  • Paulson, G
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Catholic University Law Review
  • Publisher: Catholic University of America

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Environmental engineering; Environmental impacts; Freeways; Laws; Noise; Urban highways; Water pollution
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223428
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 10 2003 12:00AM