While a number of studies have examined the potential economic impacts
of acid rain legislation, the geographical focus of such studies has
largely been confined to large regions such as the state or the nation.
Despite the growing recognition that the appropriate geographical focus
of such studies should be at the local level, very little by way of
research effort appear to have been demonstrated in this direction. Also
overlooked in these studies, are the income distribution implications
that are important in any acid rain reduction policy consideration.This
book seeks to address these shortcomings of existing economic impact
studies of acid rain legislation, by examining the employment, income,
and size distribution of income impacts of legislative actions designed
to reduce acid rain on small coal mining regions. The analysis as well
as the study results concluded in this book will appeal to regional
economic planners, enviromental economists and policy makers, and coal
research institutions.