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The changing regulatory climate: How will it impact citizen, industry, and government participation in environmental programs

Conference ·
OSTI ID:353587
 [1];  [2]
  1. IES Utilities, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (United States)
  2. Writrac Consulting, Iowa City, IA (United States)
This paper will address the future of public and industry participation in environmental regulatory activities, including rule making, permitting, and enforcement/compliance programs. Two aspects of the current regulatory climate will be explored in detail. First, the impacts of the ISO 14000 environmental management standards on the future of auditing and compliance activities will be discussed. Second, the impacts of changes already underway as a result of the current anti-regulatory climate will be summarized. The current anti-regulatory climate has caused air quality regulators to re-think their approaches to stationary, mobile, and indirect source emission reduction programs. These changes are already having an impact on public, industry, and government participation in regulatory programs and enforcement activities. This paper will describe some possible future regulatory scenarios that may occur if these current trends and programs continue.
OSTI ID:
353587
Report Number(s):
CONF-970677--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English