House passes RCRA fix by wide margin

Journal Article · Wed Feb 07 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Chemical Week

OSTI ID:518258

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to prevent expensive, court-ordered tightening of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act`s (RCRA) land-disposal rules. The measure was initiated last March as part of the Clinton Administration`s {open_quotes}reinventing environmental regulation{close_quotes} initiative and was championed by House Republicans. It passed, 402 to 19, drawing overwhelming support from Democrats. CMA president and CEO Fred Webber hailed the bipartisan approach as the right way to legislate. {open_quotes}We hope this bill can serve as a model for Superfund and other pieces of unfinished business,{close_quotes} he says.

• OSTI ID: 518258
• Journal Information: Chemical Week, Journal Name: Chemical Week Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 158; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
LEGISLATION
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTS
US SUPERFUND