ENVIRONMENT
HEADNOTEHave the poor and minorities gained or lost from efforts to cut pollution?
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY IN
We know that the "average" person is experiencing a decrease in air pollution, but we do not know much about the distributional effects of regulation-induced reduction. Have the poor, as well as the wealthy, significantly reduced their exposure to pollutants? Are minorities paying the cost for these regulations as pollution-intensive industries cut their workforce or move away?