It is declared to be the policy of the state of New York to maintain a
reasonable degree of purity of the air resources of the state, which
shall be consistent with the public health and welfare and the public
enjoyment thereof, the industrial development of the state, the
propagation and protection of flora and fauna, and the protection of
physical property and other resources, and to that end to require the
use of all available practical and reasonable methods to prevent and
control air pollution in the state of New York. It is further declared
that this can be done most effectively by focusing on goals to be
achieved by a maximum of cooperation among all parties concerned and
that codes, rules and regulations established under the provisions of
this article should be clearly premised upon scientific knowledge of
causes as well as of effects.