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Environmental Liability
Our goal is to help decision-makers design pragmatic policies that improve the environment through cost-effective means
The RAND Institute for Civil Justice has conducted research on environmental liability for over a decade. The thrust of this work has been to help decision-makers shape and improve environmental policy so that it is both effective in meeting stated goals and efficient in its implementation.
The ICJ chooses environmental issues according to their importance to policy choices on the near horizon. Consequently, our research focuses on the real-world performance of environmental policies. In order to research the impact of policies impartially, our research takes a systems approach--for example, focusing on interactions among the various forces that influence private sector decisions that will have environmental consequences.
Featured Publications
Fighting Air Pollution in Southern California by Scrapping Old Vehicles
Authors: Lloyd S. Dixon, Steve Garber
Sponsor: Public Policy Institute of California, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
Summary: Examines the effectiveness of a program to reduce air pollution by scrapping old autos and trucks.
Document information: MR-1256-PPIC/ICJ, 2001, 86 pp., $15.00, ISBN: 0-8330-2969-X
Web access: Full Document
Related publication:
- Scrapping Old Vehicles Would Improve Southern California Air Quality at Reasonable Cost RB-9033 (Research Brief)
The Financial Implications of Releasing Small Firms and Small-Volume Contributors from Superfund Liability
Author: Lloyd S. Dixon
Summary: Estimates the number of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) that would be released and the cleanup costs that would be transferred to the Superfund Trust by recent congressional proposals. It also estimates the costs transferred to the Fund per firm released and the financial consequences for those PRPs that remain liable.
Document information: MR-1171-ICJ, 2000, 53 pp., $12.00, ISBN: 0833028251
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Web access: Full Document
Related publication:
- Releasing Small Firms from Superfund Liability: What Will It Cost? RB-9032 (Research Brief)
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