Clean Water Evidence

Protecting the Clean Water Act: 37 Years of Progress

01/01/2009

Water Advocacy Coalition. 2009.


“Protecting the Clean Water Act: 37 Years of Progress" is a fact sheet written in defense of the Clean Water Act’s accomplishments. Many of the achievements are common knowledge: The preservation of wetlands and increased national water quality.

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Water Quality Today - Has the Clean Water Act Been a Success?

06/07/2004

William L. Andreen. Alabama Law Review. June 7, 2004.


“Water Quality Today - Has the Clean Water Act Been a Success?” is framed as a rebuttal to the industrial and conservative critics of the Clean Water Act. Andreen argues that the Clean Water Act has achieved a remarkable amount of success over the last 30 years.

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Jobs vs. The Environment: An Industry-Level Study

06/01/2000

Richard D. Morgenstern, William A. Pizer, and Jhih-Shyang Shih. Resources for the Future. June 2000.

“Jobs vs. The Environment: An Industry-Level Study” spotlights four industries that operate under intense environmental regulations: plastics, paper, steel, and petroleum. The authors find that “increased environmental spending generally does not cause a significant change in industry level employment.”

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The Economic Impact of Environmental Regulation

01/01/1995

Stephen M. Meyer. Journal of Environmental Law & Practice. 1995.

 

"The economic impact of environmental regulation" is Meyer’s report on the findings of a study that analyzed the impact of environmental protection laws upon American economic performance. The national Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act are all named, although he uses a state-by-state analysis. The study analyzes job growth and business failure during the period of 1982-1992 (the height of American de-industrialization), and finds that “neither national nor state economic performance have been significantly or systematically affected by environmental regulation”.

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