Toxics Watch 1995

Author : INFORM, Inc
Publisher : I N F O R M, Incorporated
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Environmental justice
ISBN : 0918780640

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Toxics Watch 1995 by INFORM, Inc Pdf

What do we know--& what DON'T we know--about the prevalence of toxic substances in household air, in products we use everyday, in our environment? What companies produce the most toxics nationwide? The most carcinogens & ozone depleters? What facts on chemical use are made unavailable by business confidentiality claims or mere changes in reporting methods? Are government programs & voluntary industry initiatives to promote pollution prevention working? This major resource combines the scope of the USEPA's discontinued TOXICS IN THE COMMUNITY & NATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION REPORTS, covering the full range of data on toxics in the environment, in products & in waste. It offers the most comprehensive analysis available in federal toxics databases--including the Toxics Release Inventory, Toxic Substances Control Act, Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, Superfund, & more--covering traffic in toxics between facilities & across state lines; areas of the US with the greatest generation on toxic wastes; key sources of toxic contamination; & environmental justice. TOXICS WATCH 1995 is the first in a series of major reports that will help citizens assess the problems & risks posed by the productions & use of toxic chemicals in manufacturing & in consumer goods. From the influential environmental group INFORM. To order contact: INFORM, 120 Wall St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005. Tel. (212) 361-2400. FAX (212) 361- 2412.

Author : Luke W. Cole,Sheila R. Foster
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0814715370

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From the Ground Up by Luke W. Cole,Sheila R. Foster Pdf

Cole (director, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation's Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment) and Foster (law, Rutgers University) examine the movement for environmental justice in the United States. Tracing the movement's roots and illustrating the historical and contemporary causes of environmental racism, they combine their analysis with a narrative account of struggles from around the country--including those in Kettleman City, California, Chester, Pennsylvania, and Dilkon, Arizona. In so doing, they consider the transformative effects this movement has had on individuals, communities, and environmental policy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Factory and trade waste
ISBN : UOM:49015003042166

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Toxics Watch by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Environmental policy
ISBN : UIUC:30112110772545

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Pollution Prevention 1997 by Anonim Pdf

Author : John W. Maxwell,Jürgen von Hagen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461544531

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Empirical Studies of Environmental Policies in Europe by John W. Maxwell,Jürgen von Hagen Pdf

John W. Maxwell and Jiirgen von Hagen Kelley School of Business, Indiana University; ZEI, University of Bonn, Indiana University, and CEPR Prior to the 1970's, economic studies of the natural environment were chiefly concerned with the optimal extraction of natural resources such as oil, coal, and timber. This focus reflected the commonly held belief that the natural environmental was sufficient to sustain the world's population in relative comfort (at least in developed nations) and was "there for the taking". By the late 1960's, however, the spectacular levels of economic growth that had taken place since the Second World War began to exact a visible toll on the natural environment. This visibility prompted growing concern for the environment among activists, government officials, academics and the pUblic. This concern has followed a general upward, though cyclic, trend to the present day. Remarkable events during this trend include the issuing of the Brundtland report, and the world environmental summits help in Rio and Kyoto. Concern for the natural environment has impacted the discipline of economics, resulting in the birth of the field of environmental economics that has recently eclipsed in popularity its parent field of natural resource economics.

Author : Richard D. Professor Morgenstern,William A. Pizer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136527326

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Reality Check by Richard D. Professor Morgenstern,William A. Pizer Pdf

Since the early 1990s, voluntary programs have played an increasingly prominent role in environmental management in the U.S. and other industrialized countries. Programs have attempted to address problems ranging from climate change and energy efficiency, to more localized air and water pollution problems. But do they work? Despite a growing theoretical literature, there is limited empirical evidence on their success or the situations most conducive to the approaches. Even less is known about their cost-effectiveness. Getting credible answers is important. Research to date has been largely limited to individual programs. This innovative book seeks to clarify what is known by looking at a range of program types, including different approaches adopted in different nations. The focus is on assessing actual performance via seven case studies, including the U.S. Climate Wise program, the U.S. EPA's 33/50 program on toxic chemicals, the U.K. Climate Change Agreements, and the Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan in Japan. The central goals of Reality Check are understanding outcomes and, more specifically, the relationship between outcomes and design. By including in-depth analyses by experts from the U.S., Europe, and Japan, the book advances scholarship and provides practical information for the future design of voluntary programs to stakeholders and policymakers on all sides of the Atlantic and Pacific.

Author : Daniel Press
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781781001462

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American Environmental Policy by Daniel Press Pdf

More than 40 years after the United States launched bold efforts to curb pollution and waste, American environmental management has stalled. Drawing extensively on recent enviornmental science, engineering, regulatory agency data and trade information,

Author : Theo J. N. M. de Bruijn,Vicki Norberg-Bohm
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262541815

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Industrial Transformation by Theo J. N. M. de Bruijn,Vicki Norberg-Bohm Pdf

A comparative analysis of environmental policy innovations in the United States and Europe that use voluntary, collaborative, and information-based approaches.

Author : Patrick ten Brink
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351282260

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Voluntary Environmental Agreements by Patrick ten Brink Pdf

Voluntary environmental agreements (VEAs) – generally agreements between government and business – have been regarded by many as a key new instrument for meeting environmental objectives in a flexible manner. Their performance to date has, however, also led to considerable criticism, with several parties arguing that they are methods for avoiding real action that goes beyond "business-as-usual". Is either of these positions justified? The aim of this book is to highlight and learn the lessons from existing experience, looking not just at results but also at specific elements of agreements and also at the process of the agreement itself. Lessons are drawn from experience from across the world, covering the full range of environmental challenges, and from the perspective of key stakeholder groups. Importantly, the book also presents tools for assessing and improving existing agreements and includes recommendations and guidelines for future agreements in key areas such as climate change. It also deals at length with the problem of how such agreements might be used in developing and transitional economies. The overall view of the book is that there is a real potential for the future use of VEAs as part of the policy mix and as a tool for sharing the responsibility for meeting environmental objectives. For the agreements to play this role, however, significant steps are needed to ensure that they are effective, efficient, equitable and appropriately linked to a portfolio of other instruments. The book is divided into four sections. First, existing agreements, their development and efficacy are considered; second, the prospects for voluntary agreements in developing and transitional economies are discussed; third, a range of authors examine the role of VEAs as part of the policy mix to combat climate change; and, finally, the book concludes with an examination of how new tools for evaluating and improving VEAs could be utilized in the future. Voluntary Environmental Agreements will be of interest not only to academics, governments and businesses wishing to understand this specific instrument, but also to those already implementing or considering applying VEAs to meet their environmental objectives.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1462 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : LOC:00183583347

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Fiscal Year 1999 EPA R&D Budget Authorization by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Pdf

Author : PeterM. Haas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351562416

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International Environmental Governance by PeterM. Haas Pdf

International Environmental Governance reviews the contentious approaches to addressing global and transboundary environmental threats. The volume collects together the most influential and important literature on the major political approaches to dealing with these problems, their histories, major debates, and research frontiers. It is accompanied by a substantial introduction which reviews the evolution of the academic contribution to environmental governance, focusing on a wide array of international environmental problems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Ecological risk assessment
ISBN : MINN:31951D02398945A

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Ecological Risk Assessment in the Federal Government by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter P. Calow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781444313192

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Handbook of Environmental Risk Assessment and Management by Peter P. Calow Pdf

At the heart of environmental protection is risk assessment: thelikelihood of pollution from accidents; the likelihood of problemsfrom normal and abnormal operation of industrial processes; thelikely impacts associated with new synthetic chemicals; and so on.Currently, risk assessment has been very much in the news--therisks from BSE and E. coli, and the public perception of risks fromnuclear waste, etc. This new publication explains how scientificmethodologies are used to assess risk from human activities and theresultant objects and wastes, on people and the environment.Understanding such risks supplies crucial information--to framelegislation, manage major habitats, businesses and industries, andcreate development programmes. Unique in combining the science of risk assessment with thedevelopment of management strategies. Covers science and social science (politics, economics,psychology) aspects. Very timely - risk assessment lies at the heart of decisionmaking in various topical environmental questions (BSE, Brent Spar,nuclear waste).

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995-11-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309052986

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Nursing, Health, and the Environment by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Enhancing Environmental Health Content in Nursing Practice Pdf

America's nurses, an estimated 2 million strong, are often at the frontlines in confronting environmental health hazards. Yet most nurses have not received adequate training to manage these hazards. Nursing, Health, and the Environment explores the effects that environmental hazards (including those in the workplace) have on the health of patients and communities and proposes specific strategies for preparing nurses to address them. The committee documents the magnitude of environmental hazards and discusses the importance of the relationship between nursing, health, and the environment from three broad perspectives: Practiceâ€"The authors address environmental health issues in the nursing process, potential controversies over nurses taking a more activist stance on environmental health issues, and more. Educationâ€"The volume presents the status of environmental health content in nursing curricula and credentialing, and specific strategies for incorporating more environmental health into nursing preparation. Researchâ€"The book includes a survey of the available knowledge base and options for expanding nursing research as it relates to environmental health hazards.

Author : Edoardo Croci
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781402033568

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The Handbook of Environmental Voluntary Agreements by Edoardo Croci Pdf

Here is a practical reference which provides common methodologies, implementation rules and evalutation criteria for researchers, policy makers and business operators in the use of environmental voluntary agreements between regulators and polluters The book takes into account the variety of forms and application situations characterizing this environmental policy instrument, illustrating methodologies, implementation rules and evaluation criteria for researchers, policy makers and business operators.