Common sense initiative: toward a more productive metal-finishing industry

Kanegsberg, Barbara

doi:10.1016/s0026-0576(95)80260-6

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“…One common argument against regulations is that pollution control increases the cost of production and puts industries in a disadvantageous position in the competitive market. A collective industrial view has been that regulations are complex, inflexible, and costly, and hamper day‐to‐day operations (Kenegsberg, 1995). However, several industries are finding that pollution reduction can be cost‐effective (Porter & Linde, 1995).…”

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Chromium‐Based Regulations Applicable to Metal Finishing Industries in the United States: A Policy Assessment

Baral

Engelken

Stewart

2006

Review of Policy Research

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This article seeks to briefly evaluate the context behind the development of regulations related to chromium pollution control in metal finishing industries. The available evidence suggests the possibility of elevation of the issue to the agenda for agency rule-making, and subsequent implementation can occur even in the absence of focusing events. Based on historical evidence, this article illustrates that gradual accumulation of knowledge of harmful effects of chromium over the period of decades has been instrumental in the formulation and implementation of standards and guidelines to regulate chromium in the environment under major statutes such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and so on. The implementation of command and control regulations has resulted in appreciable reduction of chromium released into the environment, thereby minimizing the impact on human health and the environment. However, achieving full compliance from metal finishing industries is still an illusion. There are examples of violations committed by industries. In response to this realization, policy evolution in the chromium pollution control domain has occurred in two directions: (1) gradual replacement of existing standards with more stringent standards and guidelines and (2) emphasis on multimedia, voluntary, and participatory approaches to improve compliance. But the results from the latter are not as dramatic as previously envisioned. Borrowing from the experience of the Common Sense Initiative (CSI), this article argues that consensus-based, multistakeholder collaboration can be a policy development tool. Copyright 2006 by The Policy Studies Organization.

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Section: Policy Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%