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RECORD NUMBER: 90 OF 327Main Title | Economic Law Enforcement. Volume I. Overview. | |||||||||||
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CORP Author | Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection, Hartford.;Environmental Protection Agency, Boston, Mass. Region 1. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1975 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/901/9-76/003a; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-258 531 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Air pollution abatement ; Water pollution abatement ; Law enforcement ; Connecticut ; Environmental impacts ; Regulations ; Penalties ; Economic factors ; Incentives ; Surveys ; Violations ; Environmental protection ; Standards compliance | |||||||||||
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Collation | 96p | |||||||||||
Abstract | The report describes a study on a promising approach to the enforcement of environmental laws now being implemented and tested in Connecticut. The new approach, through the use of administratively imposed civil penalties, uses economic incentives that can be adjusted to meet different levels of resistance or cooperation. At most, the penalty to a violator would not exceed the cost of meeting his environmental requirements. It thus removes the economic advantage of deferring clean up activities without being unduly harsh. |