Chapter 8. AIRNow: EPA Mavericks Show That Good Air Quality Has Grass Roots
The amazing thing about this project is that participation is completely voluntary, and yet all fifty U.S. states and all ten Canadian provinces have embraced it. I haven’t heard of many government programs that are voluntary and successful. It is a testament to Chet Wayland’s quiet but effective leadership. | ||
| --Phil Dickerson, EPA environmental engineer | ||
In August 2006, Chet Wayland, associate director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Outreach and Information, flopped in his favorite easy chair and took a deep breath. He had just finished another briefing on the latest efforts by his staff to help Chinese government officials understand the EPA’s ...
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