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<br />u.... .......1 "UI:'li nut 8DSOlvel <br />Ule public from responsibHiI)' I <br />lor the cur~f"nt.falt('ring status/ <br />of the slalr 5 aIr POllution con- <br />ttol pro.l:"ram. "/ <br />PEoru; TO RL'\:UF; <br />Tn fact. Ihestudy Sa)'5, l)C(Jple <br />~'ausp all tIir JlQlJulion pro'blcms <br />m t~ first pJace-"'hrnuR"h <br />~heir aUlomobiJ{'s, tra.~h bum. <br />lng, power plants. and factor. <br />les." <br />Real change. lht! study In. <br />drcat[!S, will l'fImf." onl)' when <br />the pUbhc is willing to makel <br />tile social and C{'{lflomic read- <br />jUl>1rnE'nts ne~ssary 10 achieve <br />the resulls it wants--or when <br />public olltra.a::e forC1's a "loosen- <br />lfIg of Hle.purse strmgs and af <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />62 THE DEN V E R P 0 S T Sundar, Nl)'1. U. 1971 <br /> <br /> <br />med for Air Pollution Risel <br /> <br />nee to render varlanc~ review procedur~ and suggests <br />ions on complicatrd CallI'S. that appeals be made within. <br />~cond suggestion Is thai the administrati\'e process, pos~ <br />(lard trorlenl Itself to act sibly to a .!Ieparate appelJat~ <br />in arbilrator 10 resolve body within the Colorado De. <br />ets through teC1:mcilialion partmenl of Health. <br />:ompromise. Currently the In the event that judicial <br />I acts in the capacity oflre\'il.'W becomes mandatory, the <br />, jury and proSt'Cutor. study suggests that appt"als be. <br />h 3n altf'ration would con. heard only by judges with ex- <br />e the board as a bargain. pertise in air.pollution mattl'N;, <br />'ommittl'e alMg the lines In effe<'t, this would requir~ <br />~ National Labor Helations spt'dal "air-pollution judgt'!s" <br />, who would be required to re" <br />hird recommendation callslView alr.pollutlon cases prior <br />! change in the board's to their normal court duties. <br /> <br />\ Finally, the study recom.lthat e\'erythlng should go to~. <br />mends, courts should more courts for review ralht'r than. to <br />frNluently impose criminal Pf'n-ia ch.man board," Iverson al/l. <br />allies to enforce air pollution: "I dL<:<lgree wilh Ihis," l1e <br />regulations. ladded. "~e courts don} haye <br />Clair H. Iverson. chairman of ~hl' expt'rtlse and th('~ re 100 <br />tht' Variance Board, said the Jammed up. It .....ould :ake f.oo <br />study, while containing some mu.ch t~:ne to get hearmgs <Utd <br />\'alid points .....as "too Idealis. rulmgs. . <br />tic" to be of' practical value. !vrrson said that be thought <br />Calling the study a "monu- the Variance BO<lrd "i~ f,l"ettin.i <br />m('fllal work by a young lawlthe job done-not as _ fast ;I!1 <br />st.udrnt" (taitos is 25), he also SOfIW prople would Ilkt', '!ut <br />said the study was "too legalis- these are problems you can't <br />lic." solve with the nip of a switch. <br />"He (Lallosl seems to f!'el We'll get there." <br /> <br />-----....... <br /> <br /><668 <br />