Regulation Through Revelation: The Origin, Politics, and Impacts of the Toxics Release Inventory Program (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521855303)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program required facilities that handle threshold amounts of specific chemicals to report yearly their releases and transfers of these toxic substances. The TRI data have become the yardstick by which regulators, investors, environmental organizations, and local community groups measure company environmental performance. This book tells the story of the TRI from its origin and implementation to its revision and retrenchment. Its mix of case study and quantitative analysis shows how the TRI operates and how the information provided affects decisions in both the public and private sectors.

Author: James T. Hamilton
ISBN-10: 0521855306
ISBN-13: 9780521855303
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/29/2005
Pages: 358
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.38w x 1.05d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2006 pg. 1093