LEGISLATION: Paying for Natural Resource Damages
Joseph Catanese
What does the Exxon Valdez $1.1 billion cleanup settlement have in common with the solid waste industry? This massive judgment resulted from the Natural...
Congress in 1999 - A Year in Review
Bill Sells
Despite 1999's impeachment hearings, Congress was active on several points of interest to the waste industry last year.The Environmental Industry Associations,...
LEGISLATION: Bill Aims to Restore Federal/State Rules
Barry Shanoff
If a bipartisan coalition in the Senate and House gets its way, Congress and the Executive Branch will have a harder time adopting laws and rules that...
Congress Kills Landfill Gas Tax Provision
Melanie A. Lasoff
A provision in the Taxpayer Refund Act of 1999 that would have provided a tax credit for new landfill gas (LFG) projects passed the U.S. Senate this summer...
legislation: Back-up Employee Background Checks
Barry Shanoff
Matthew Kearney wondered why he did not get a job offer following a very upbeat, congenial interview with the sales manager of a prominent waste equipment...
legislation: Bringing In Outsiders Gives Family Business A Boost
Barry S. Shanoff
At an upper Midwest waste handling firm, the business is a family affair. G.L., the 68-year-old found-er and owner has three sons and a son-in-law who...
LEGISLATION: Is U.S. Garbage Being Dumped In China?
Barry S. Shanoff
Pick up a newspaper in China and, chances are, you'll read a story about garbage.Lately, the government-managed press in China has been running many articles...
LEGISLATION: Congress Attempts To Stem The Tide Of New Regs
Barry Shanoff
The new Congress seems bent on fundamentally changing the degree to which federal regulations affect businesses and consumers. Three types of reform proposals...
LEGISLATION: Congress Plans To Make Fresh Start On CERCLA
Barry Shanoff
Republicans and Democrats a-gree that the Comprehensive Envi-ronmental Response, Compensa-tion and Liability Act (CERCLA) needs change. However, a major...
LEGISLATION: Clinton Backs OSHA With New Legislation
Barry Shanoff
Simply put, the Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA) gets no respect.On one side are those who fault the agency for failing to protect...
LEGISLATION: EPA Changes Little Under New Administration
Barry Shanoff
Candidate Bill Clinton labeled the Bush administration's clean air, water and land policies and programs an "environmental disaster." His running mate,...
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