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1. Local Institutions and Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Wetlands Protection in Massachusetts.

Author

Meyer, Stephen M. and Konisky, David M.

Subjects
*ENVIRONMENTAL protection, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation, *WETLANDS, *AQUATIC resources, *NATURAL resources, *GLOBAL warming
Abstract

Community-based efforts to address environmental problems occupy an increasingly large space on the environmental policy landscape. Advocates argue that local environmental institutions (LEIs) can deliver both procedural and environmental quality benefits. Yet, despite over a decade of expansive support, the performance of LEIs remains largely unknown, particularly with regard to environmental outcomes. In this article, we consider new environmental outcome data we compiled from local efforts to implement the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. We find that stronger forms of LEIs generate both quantitatively and qualitatively better environmental outcomes, which suggests that LEIs may live up to their advocates’ expectations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007
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2. Purchasing Power: The Massachusetts Environmental Procurement Program.

Author

Friedman, Eric and Deegler, Marcia

Subjects
*GOVERNMENT purchasing, *CONTRACTS, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *ENVIRONMENTAL protection
Abstract

Describes the evolution of the Massachusetts Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Program in Massachusetts. Environmental, financial and economic benefits of the program; Incorporation of environmental and health considerations into specifications and final contract awards; Educational and outreach strategies designed to promote the benefits of environmentally preferable products; Guidelines for implementing an environmental procurement program.

Published
2002

3. WASTE DISPOSAL BANS FOR HAULERS AND GENERATORS ENFORCED IN MASSACHUSETTS.

Subjects
*WASTE management, *REFUSE transport, *PROHIBITION of alcohol, *HAZARDOUS wastes, *WASTE products, *WASTE recycling, *RECYCLED products, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *ENVIRONMENTAL protection, *AMERICAN business enterprises
Abstract

The article presents news briefs on the waste disposal bans for haulers and generators. Most businesses and consumers in Massachusetts are into recycling or composting of waste products, however, regulators still insist that too many recyclables are being discarded away. Due to this event the state's Department of Environmental Protection is inspecting landfills, combustion facilities and refuse transport, and most of all taking a closer look at generators and haulers. Disposing recyclables away puts a disposition on the state's limited waste disposal capacity and hurts manufacturers that depend on recycled products. A list of materials that are prohibited for disposal is presented.

Published
2006

4. Voter Group Flexes Muscle In Ads Aimed at Senators.

Author

Hulse, Carl

Subjects
*ENVIRONMENTAL protection, *FILIBUSTERS (Political science), *ENVIRONMENTAL engineering, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *ENVIRONMENTAL law
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- The League of Women Voters is typically thought of as an earnest, civic-minded organization best known for hosting sober candidate debates and distributing studious voter guides to keep the citizenry informed. But two senators facing elections discovered this month that the group had decided to take its informational role to an entirely new level. Senators Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, and Scott P. Brown, Republican of Massachusetts, found themselves on the receiving end of a hard-hitting, big-money television campaign taking them to task for votes to limit the regulatory power of the Environmental Protection Agency. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2011

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