Under a new clean air proposal, the government has decided to tighten controls on the release of certain toxic chemicals, including benzene, formaldehyde, and other carcinogens, by chemical plants  The stated purpose of this proposal is to reduce cancers caused by air pollution  Yet, the chemical industry, rather than the government, is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the proposal
If the past actions of certain polluters in the chemical industry are any indication of future behavior, the net result of the new proposal will be an increase, rather than a decrease, in carcinogens released into the air
allowing self-monitoring for the new clean air proposal will result in the opposite of its intended consequence