When Is an Area That Is in Attainment Not an Attainment Area?
Editors' Summary: The 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments single out for harsh air pollution control measures those parts of the country whose air quality does not measure up to federal standards. Virtually every major city in the country was a nonattainment area for ozone, the regulatory surrogate for smog. The final deadline for cleaning up these areas expires next year and many cities still have too much smog.