ORD staff, managers meet to discuss management morale

Article Abstract:

The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD) held a four-day meeting, which started on Dec. 2, 1996, aimed at discussing improvement opportunities for ORD and staff dissatisfaction. The meeting, which was held in Williamsburg, VA, was attended by more than 10% of ORD's employees, including 100 managers and 100 staff members coming from all levels and labs. Workshop results show the need for more emphasis on correcting red tape and micromanagement, inadequate staff to management communication, and career management.

Air, water, & solid waste management, Environmental Protection Agency, Management Theory & Techniques, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Management, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development

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Utilities cut pollution, save money, but few trade allowances

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The success of the acid rain control program is due to the competition and innovation that resulted from the decline in compliance costs. According to a study conducted by Resources for the Future, the Clean Air Act's pollution allowance trading provisions sped up the declining costs for low-sulfur coal, but are not responsible for the cut in emissions.

Engine electrical equipment, Other Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing, Air Pollution Control, Waste Management and Remediation Services, Electronic Emissions Control, Evaluation, Laws, regulations and rules, Emissions credit trading, Emissions trading, Acid rain, Acid deposition, Pollution control equipment, Sulfur dioxide

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Nations to draft treaty to phase out persistent pollutants

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Participants to the UN conference on marine pollution in Washington, DC, have agreed to contribute to efforts aimed at phasing out persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, DDT and heptachlor. The agreement includes a provision to address the implications of the phaseout to developing countries.

Pollution Control & Abatement, Prevention, Developing countries, Pollution control, Marine pollution

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