The Nation - News from Jan. 29, 1986

Spending on pollution control equipment created nearly 167,000 jobs last year, enough to make environmental protection the equivalent of one of the largest companies in the American economy, according to a report prepared by a Washington consulting firm, Management Informations Services Inc. “The report illustrates that while many have been arguing over how badly environmental programs hurt the economy, a major profit-making, job-creating industry was being born,” the paper said.