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Shifting Sands: The Limits Of Science In Setting Risk Standards, Cary Coglianese, Gary E. Marchant Apr 2004

Shifting Sands: The Limits Of Science In Setting Risk Standards, Cary Coglianese, Gary E. Marchant

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Regulators need to rely on science to understand problems and predict the consequences of regulatory actions, but over reliance on science can actually contribute to, or at least deflect attention from, incoherent policymaking. In this article, we explore the problems with using science to justify policy decisions by analyzing the Environmental Protection Agency's recently revised air quality standards for ground-level ozone and particulate matter, some of the most significant regulations ever issued. In revising these standards, EPA mistakenly invoked science as the exclusive basis for its decisions and deflected attention from a remarkable series of inconsistencies. For example, even though …


A Brief Examination Of The History Of The Persistent Debate About Limits To Western Growth, A. Dan Tarlock Mar 2004

A Brief Examination Of The History Of The Persistent Debate About Limits To Western Growth, A. Dan Tarlock

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A First Look At A Modern Legal Regime For A "Post-Modern" United States Army Corps Of Engineers, A. Dan Tarlock Mar 2004

A First Look At A Modern Legal Regime For A "Post-Modern" United States Army Corps Of Engineers, A. Dan Tarlock

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Water Law Reform In West Virginia: The Broader Context, A. Dan Tarlock Mar 2004

Water Law Reform In West Virginia: The Broader Context, A. Dan Tarlock

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Ecological Science For Lawyers: A Book Review, Fred P. Bosselman Jan 2004

Ecological Science For Lawyers: A Book Review, Fred P. Bosselman

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A Dozen Biodiversity Puzzles, Fred P. Bosselman Jan 2004

A Dozen Biodiversity Puzzles, Fred P. Bosselman

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