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Public Utility Companies & the Environment

As environmental awareness and sensitivity to the consequences of ecological degradation continue to grow within the American public, and as a more environmentally active administration begins to flex its muscles, public utility companies in the United States are becoming aware of the need to protect themselves against increasingly stern penalties for violations of environmental laws and regulations. Many public utility companies are learning that the adoption of environmentally sensitive business strategies and operational procedures is the best defense against the imposition of such penalties. To be able to develop and adopt such strategies and procedures, however, it is necessary to both become aware of the various aspect of environmental protection that hold the potential to exert a significant impact on the operation of public utility companies, and to develop organizational philosophies and cultures to support environmental protection. Unfortunately, the majority of public utility companies in the United States continue to expend most of their energies in the area of environmental concern on efforts contesting environmental laws and regulations. A growing minority of American public utilities are actively implementing programs designed to transform themselves into environmentally good corporate citizens.

This study examines those issues facing public utility companies in the United States affecting environmental compliance. The major issues examined in detail in this study are air pollution (Chapter 1), water pollution (Chapter 2), hazardous substances (Chapter 3), nuclear generation (Chapter 4), cogeneration of electrical power (Chapter 5), environmental policy development affecting public utilities (Chapter 6), and the enforcement of compliance with environmental law by the Environmental Protection Agency (Chapter 7).

Dirty air and dirty water prompted North American governments to consider legislation to prevent env...

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