Republicans rethink environmental strategy

Journal Article · Wed Jan 03 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Chemical Week

OSTI ID:508298

Fairley, P

{open_quotes}This year is grinding to a close with nothing being passed in either house of Congress,{close_quotes} says Paul Portney, president of Resources for the Future, a Washington-based think tank. And, say experts, regulatory reform-long on the industry`s wish list-has been a casualty of the legislative impasse. Although the House passed a bill requiring cost-benefit and risk analysis for every major regulation, the regulatory reform bill stalled in the Senate this past summer and has not moved since. {open_quotes}If regulatory reform is still alive, it is on life support,{close_quotes} says Portney. Regulatory reform is only one of many environmental efforts, including reauthorization of Superfund and repeal of the Delaney clause, that remain incomplete after the Republican majority term in Congress. Congressional and industry sources say a misguided GOP strategy on the environment and overzealous pursuit of the Contract with America deserve much of the blame.

• OSTI ID: 508298
• Journal Information: Chemical Week, Journal Name: Chemical Week Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 158; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
LEGISLATION
RISK ASSESSMENT
US SUPERFUND