- 5Enforcement of air pollution control lavs under the permit system — as practiced in Los Angeles — requires air pollution control before it is proved that such controls are necessary. On the other hand, an injunctive system based on civil action prevents the needless expenditure of funds for costly controls until it is shown that a pollution problem really exists. In the past ten years the oil industry has learned a lot about the nature of air pollution and its control. The history of air pollution as related to the industry has revealed scientific facts from which everyone concerned with the problem can benefit. It is clear that air pollution cannot be simply legislated out of existence. Causes, sources, and methods must be known. Control regulations satisfactory to one community should not be adopted by another as the "easy way out." It may be the easy way but also the most expensive and the least satisfactory. The problem must be defined before a solution can be found. The petroleum industry throughout the nation is ate with local authorities to determine the problem in cerned and to do everything in its power to reduce air the industry. We know we are making progress, because processing of petroleum have been drastically reduced. continuing to coopereach local area conpollution caused by emissions from the The air pollution nuisance can only be overcome by the cooperative effort of everyone concerned: industry, government, scientists, and the private citizen. I am certain the petroleum industry will continue to do its share. TI04852332 Source: http://industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/nycm0047