Participation and Power
Participation and Power

Author: W. Michele Simmons

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0791480623

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Participation and Power examines the ways in which citizens are allowed to participate in environmental policy decision making. Despite requirements that mandate public participation, institutional practices and current models of public participation often exclude citizens from anything other than a superficial role. W. Michele Simmons offers a firsthand look at risk communication and public participation practices through a case study involving the disposal of VX nerve agent. Arguing that a rhetoric for civic discourse in policy debates is needed, she constructs a theory of democratic and ethical public involvement that grants citizens more power in the decision-making process.

Review of Closure Plans for the Baseline Incineration Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities
Review of Closure Plans for the Baseline Incineration Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2011-01-02

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 0309158583

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This book responds to a request by the director of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) for the National Research Council to examine and evaluate the ongoing planning for closure of the four currently operational baseline incineration chemical agent disposal facilities and the closure of a related testing facility. The book evaluates the closure planning process as well as some aspects of closure operations that are taking place while the facilities are still disposing of agent. These facilities are located in Anniston, Alabama; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Tooele, Utah; and Umatilla, Oregon. They are designated by the acronyms ANCDF, PBCDF, TOCDF, and UMCDF, respectively. Although the facilities all use the same technology and are in many ways identical, each has a particular set of challenges.