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244 pages
Pacific Research Institute ()
Publication Date: July/2002
Paperback
ISBN: 0-936488-86-7
Price: $ 24.95
Lead Astray: Inside an EPA Superfund Disaster
By: Peter Samuel 7.1.2002
Like old generals who always want to fight the last war, the EPA regulators are continuing to fight a war against lead poisoning that has already been won. Under the EPA's direction, billions are being spent to clean up sites that are not dangerous, while doing little to remove the one source of lead that still poses a health risk to children - lead paint. Lead Astray is a story of how politics and bureaucracy trump good science and sensible policy, how the EPA's Superfund program rampages through cities and towns across America, and the local citizen backlash it has generated. This book points the way to reform of the EPA's largest program, and provides valuable insights into how well-meaning programs go astray and waste vast sums of money.
