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Cleaning up the Mess: Implementation Strategies in Superfund »

Authors: Thomas W. Church
ISBN-13: 9780815714149, ISBN-10: 0815714149
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Date Published: February 1993
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Thomas W. Church

Book Synopsis

The federal Superfund program for cleaning up America's inactive toxic waste sites is noteworthy not only for its enormous cost-- $15.2 billion has been authorized thus far--but also for its unique design.

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An in-depth study of Superfund operations at hazardous waste sites. In order to find out "what works," the authors examine six Superfund cleanups, including three regions and both "hard" and "easy" sites. They describe various strategies that have been employed by government regulators and the responses to those different strategies by business and local government officials. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Preface
Pt. 1	Program Design
1	Introduction	3
	Statutory Framework	4
	Competing Strategies for Superfund Implementation	8
	A Case Study Approach to Superfund	13
2	Superfund's Tool Kit	17
	Policy Tools	18
	Implementation Strategies in Superfund	21
	Goals	35
Pt. 2	Case Studies
3	Prosecution	43
	Regional Characteristics and Strategic Choices	43
	Laskin Poplar	47
	Cliffs Dow	59
	Assessing the Prosecution Strategy	64
4	Accommodation	67
	Regional Characteristics and Strategic Choices	67
	Tybouts Corner Landfill	71
	Harvey and Knott Drum	84
	Assessing the Accommodation Strategy	93
5	Public Works	95
	Regional Characteristics and Strategic Choices	96
	Lee's Lane Landfill	100
	Davis Farm	107
	Assessing the Public Works Strategy	112
Pt. 3	Cleaning Up the Mess
6	What Works?	117
	Examining the Approaches	119
	Lessons	135
7	Ruminations on Reform	143
	The Complexity of Joint Action	146
	Superfund's Liability System	162
	Conclusion: Homilies from Superfund on "Making Privatization Work"	168
	Glossary	173
	Notes	177
	Index	205