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Environmental and Occupational Health Protection Laws - Ashford, Nicholas; Caldart, Charles
Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act; Environmental health; Environmental legislation; Hazardous waste; Occupational heath; Occupational safety;
Occupational Safety and Health Act; Pollution; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Safe Drinking Water Act;
Toxic substances; Toxic Substances Control Act; Worker health and safety.
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Environmental Regulation, Globalization, and Innovation - Ashford, Nicholas
This essay explores the complex relationship between environmental regulation, innovation, and sustainable development within the context of an increasingly globalizing economy.
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Government and Environmental Innovation in Europe and North America - Ashford, Nicholas
While far-sighted prevention-oriented and structural changes are needed, some proponents of these theories argue that the very industries and firms that create environmental problems can, through continuous institutional learning; the application of life cycle analysis; dialogue and networks with stakeholders; and implementation of "environmental management systems," be transformed into sustainable industries and firms.
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Epilogue - Beyond Pollution Control and Prevention: Sustainable Development - Ashford, Nicholas
Societies that produce and consume more also tend to deplete more natural
resources, create more pollution, produce more greenhouse gases, and have a
relatively greater adverse impact on the ecosystem.