Keep it out of my back yard; common lessons already learned by private applicants and government officials provide a road map for siting unpopular facilities

Article Abstract:

Private sector or government officials faced with siting unpopular facilities should remember certain rules of thumb. Broad community support , lack of fear and conviction of the need for the facility are very important. When the public is not blinded by unreasonable fears, negotiation may be possible. If a moral case can be made for a facility, success is more likely. The site selection process must be as open as possible and people must be willing to settle for a less than perfect site.

Analysis, NIMBY syndrome

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Injustices in plant sitings? EPA, courts focus on Title VI issues in locating industrial plants in low-income areas

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Environmental justice concerns may play a greater part in EPA permit decisions after long-time pressure by civil rights groups to make these concerns more prominent. Proposed EPA guidance may make it easier to find Civil Rights Act of 1964 violations, and sanctions may include stopping federal funding, re-evaluating permit issuances and stopping new permits. The 1994 Executive Order on Environmental Justice is also influencing permitting actions.

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Air, water, & solid waste management, Environmental Protection Agency, Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, United States. Environmental Protection Agency

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Enviro-bias is hot topic in facility siting; denial of NRC licensing for uranium plant is seen as a harbinger of government actions under recent 'environmental justice' order

Article Abstract:

Pres Bill Clinton decreed in 1994 that federal agencies must see environmental justice as one of their missions, identifying and addressing how their actions affect negatively the health of minority and low income populations. The permit decision-making of agencies impacts the private sector. There was an example of this on May 2, 1997, when Louisiana Energy Services failed to get a permit to enrich uranium at a proposed plant near Homer, LA.

Political aspects

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