The origin and nature of evironmental contamination -- The nature and assessment of the harm -- Economics and the environment -- Addressing pollution through the tort system -- Administrative law: the roles of congress, the president, the agencies, and the courts in shaping environmental policy...

Polluting firms must have the willingness, opportunity, and capacity or capability to undertake technological changes to improve their environmental performance. These changes could involve the adoption (diffusion) of already-proven technologies, or require incremental to radical innovation....

In the environmental area, negotiated rulemaking, implementation, and compliance are proposed by their advocates as delivering two primary benefits: reduced rulemaking time and decreased litigation over a final agency rule. The experience to date, however, indicates that negotiated rulemaking...

In the health, safety, and environmental area, negotiated rulemaking, implementation, and compliance are proposed by their advocates as delivering two primary benefits: reduced rulemaking time and decreased litigation over a final agency rule. The experience to date, however, indicates that...