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This chapter investigates the impact of the 1970 Clean Air Act, the 1977 Amendments to the Act and the UMW strikes of 1977–1978 and 1981 as regional constraints on coal production. ARIMA time series analysis and ordinary least squares regression analysis are used. The results indicate that the Act had a negative effect on Midwestern coal and a positive effect on Western coal. Results with respect to the other events are less conclusive.
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Georgianna, T.D., Solomon, B.D., Haynes, K.E. (1985). Constraints on Regional Coal Production in the U.S.: A Time Series Analysis. In: Calzonetti, F.J., Solomon, B.D. (eds) Geographical Dimensions of Energy. The GeoJournal Library, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5416-8_23
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