Prentice Hall's Environmental Technology Series Volume II Environmental Regulations Overview

by Ostler, Neal K.; Nielson, John T.

• ISBN13: 9780023895425
• ISBN10: 002389542X
• Edition: Facsimile
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-11-10
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This one of a series of handbooks is specifically designed to meet the Partners for Environmental Technology Education (PETE) curriculum guidelines now established for all courses in the Environmental Hazardous Materials Technology (EHMT) Associates Degree Program.Volume IIthe volume on which the entire PH Environmental Technology Series was basedcovers significant acts of environmental legislation, the role of various federal agencies, the history of environmental regulation, and other relevant topics in an easy-to-use, single-source handbook.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(4)
About the Authors	xiii
1 History of Environmental Regulations	1	(18)
R. L. McNearny
2 Citizen Involvement in the Environmental Movement	19	(18)
Brian F. Goetz
3 The Role of Government in Environmental Regulations	37	(14)
John T. Nielsen
4 Compliance and the Regulatory Mechanisms of the U. S. Government	51	(10)
Joseph M. Golden, Jr.
5 The Federal Agencies	61	(24)
Neal K. Ostler
6 The Acts and Amendments	85	(70)
Neal K. Ostler
7 Special Programs, Plans, and Consensus Codes	155	(22)
Neal K. Ostler
8 Environmental Crime and Control in the 1990s	177	(16)
Donald J. Rebovich
Appendix A: Agency Addresses and Phone Numbers	193	(4)
Appendix B: Professional and Trade Associations	197	(6)
Appendix C: Environmental Regulation Subject/Location Table	203	(8)
Recommended Readings and References	211	(4)
Index	215