New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures (2002)

Chapter: 15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.

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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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Suggested Citation: "15 Harnessing the "Power of Information": Environmental Right to Know as a Driver of Sound Environmental Policy." National Research Council. 2002. New Tools for Environmental Protection: Education, Information, and Voluntary Measures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10401.
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