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14 1. The History of Air Pollution

Fig. 1-7. Smog in New York City. Source: Wide World Photos.

IV. THE 1980s
The highlight of the 1970s and 1980s was the emergence of the ecological,
or total environmental, approach. Organizationally, this has taken the form
of departments or ministries of the environment in governments at all levels
throughout the world. In the United States there is a federal Environmental
Protection Agency, and in most states and populous counties and cities,
there are counterpart organizations charged with responsibility for air