Pollution prevention through performance-based initiatives and regulation in the United States |
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| Institution: | 1. Washington State Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, Washington 98504-7600, USA;2. Pure Strategies, Inc., 2634 Wild Cherry Place, Reston, Virginia 20191, USA;1. Universidade de Lisboa, Campus Taguspark, Instituto Superior Técnico – IN+ Center for Innovation Technology and Policy Research, Av. Prof. Doutor Aníbal Cavaco Silva, 2744-016 Oeiras, Portugal;2. HETC, Projectos e Consultoria, Av. Bombeiros Voluntários, n. 28, Atelier Esq, 1495-019 Miraflores, Portugal;1. University of Twente, PO Box 217, Enschede 7500AE, The Netherlands;2. SeTAR Centre, APB Campus, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa;3. Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg APK Campus, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa;2. Institute of Endemic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Education Ministry, Xi′an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, No. 76 Yanta West Road, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China;3. School of Life Science and Technology, Xi′an Jiaotong University, Xi′an, Shaanxi 710049, PR China;1. Dip. di Chimica, Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy;2. Dip. Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy;3. SMAArt, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This paper documents over 20 years of progress in the United States to advance environmental protection through pollution prevention and other performance-based initiatives and regulations. This paper highlights a number of different approaches and strategies used at the state and federal government levels while outlining emerging barriers to the overall effectiveness of the existing US environmental protection system. As a result, the authors provide specific recommendations to accelerate the use and evolution of performance-based initiatives and regulations to achieve the goal of sustainable consumption and production systems. |
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