The role of experts in Federal hazardous waste legislative decisions

Author

Hassenzahl, David M.

Author_Institution

Woodrow Wilson Sch. of Public & Int. Affairs, Princeton Univ., NJ, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

21-22 Jun 1996

Firstpage

76

Lastpage

82

Abstract

The history of hazardous waste legislation in the US has been problematic. The limited input of experts from EPA, industry and environmental organizations has been a significant factor in the unsatisfactorily effective legislation that has been adopted. A review of the legislative history exposes the perpetuation of errors. The Congress currently reviewing environmental laws is not “environmentally friendly”. None the less, within its regulatory reform interests lies the possibility of improved hazardous waste regulation

Keywords

government policies; health hazards; legislation; waste disposal; Congress; EPA; Federal hazardous waste legislative decisions; US; environmental laws; environmental organizations; hazardous waste regulation; legislation; legislative history; regulatory reform; Air pollution; Decision making; Government; History; Law; Legislation; Public policy; Waste reduction; Water pollution; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology and Society Technical Expertise and Public Decisions, 1996. Proceedings., 1996 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3345-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISTAS.1996.540428

Filename

540428