Environmental Quality: The ... Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality, Volume 25Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality, 1994 |
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... contaminated sites . Today , the term connotes a steward- ship ethic : that is , an active effort to man- age our lands and communities in ways that minimize environmental damage . The stewardship ethic is also an effort to reconcile ...
... contaminated sites . Today , the term connotes a steward- ship ethic : that is , an active effort to man- age our lands and communities in ways that minimize environmental damage . The stewardship ethic is also an effort to reconcile ...
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... contaminated with radioactive waste . About 94 percent of these sites Figure 1.10 U.S. Total and Per Capita Solid Waste Generation , 1960-1994 million tons 250 200 150 100 50 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994 Total Source : See Part III ...
... contaminated with radioactive waste . About 94 percent of these sites Figure 1.10 U.S. Total and Per Capita Solid Waste Generation , 1960-1994 million tons 250 200 150 100 50 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 1994 Total Source : See Part III ...
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... contaminated hazardous waste sites , which are given highest prior- ity for Superfund cleanup . By September 1995 , a total of 1,374 sites had been listed or proposed for listing . Work was under- way at 93 percent of these sites and ...
... contaminated hazardous waste sites , which are given highest prior- ity for Superfund cleanup . By September 1995 , a total of 1,374 sites had been listed or proposed for listing . Work was under- way at 93 percent of these sites and ...
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... contaminants and target those contaminants that pose the greatest risk ; and ( 3 ) the effort to encourage the broadest possible public participation in the decisionmaking process . In the first case , there are numerous examples of ...
... contaminants and target those contaminants that pose the greatest risk ; and ( 3 ) the effort to encourage the broadest possible public participation in the decisionmaking process . In the first case , there are numerous examples of ...
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... contaminants every five years to deter- mine whether regulation is warranted . If EPA decides to regulate a contaminant and determines that the benefits of a national safety standard are not justified by the costs , it is given the ...
... contaminants every five years to deter- mine whether regulation is warranted . If EPA decides to regulate a contaminant and determines that the benefits of a national safety standard are not justified by the costs , it is given the ...
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