Research Reports

This report examines and identifies approaches to building the capacity of communities to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision-making processes. The focus of this study was on individual citizens and local non-profit groups within communities that may be interested in or affected by EPA activities. Capacity was defined as the ability of a community to participate effectively in EPA activities and decision-making.

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Addressing excessive environmental damage from armed conflict has always been problematic. Jay Austin and Carl Bruch, who served as principal organizers of the First International Conference on Addressing Environmental Consequences of War, draw on the meeting`s findings to sketch out an array of possible legal solutions.

This report discusses issues surrounding the use of uranium mill tailings in water lines sewer lines and construction sites, in Grand Junction Colorado. This study analyzes the impacts of institutional controls established in the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978. It specifically looks at the statutory requirement of annotation of land records and the voluntary nature of the UMTRA programs.

This report discusses the relationship between sewage infrastructure decisions in southwestern Pennsylvania and effects on the urban, suburban, and rural landscape of the region. The study examines ways in which laws and policies relating to sewage infrastructure investment affect four objectives.

This report focuses on how Delaware’s legal, policy, and management tools can be improved and used to protect and restore its biological diversity.