The challenges and opportunities presented by cooperative problem solving between industry and government in the area of environmental protection are addressed. Factors believed to contribute to productive regulatory enforcement and compliance and the related value of inclusive processes aimed at enhancing understanding and respect between regulators and the regulated are explored. Cooperative problem solving is important to the inland transportation community because of its substantial participation in the transport of oil and chemical commodities. All of the inland transportation industry’s interests can be positively impacted by partnerships of high quality and preventive actions resulting from people’s initiatives and their associated dialogue. The U.S. Coast Guard formally established the Prevention Through People (PTP) Initiative in 1995 to emphasize the need for and benefit from cooperative relationships between the Coast Guard and the industries it is charged with regulating. Through focusing on prevention, the PTP effort and similar initiatives such as Quality Partnerships can energize all aspects of safe and efficient maritime operations. The pollution legislation passed over the past 25 years has in various ways intended to address minimizing spills or their impact. These legislative efforts cannot be effective without the thoughtful enactment and enforcement of laws by government officials and the committed adherence to the laws by the regulated industries. It is for this reason that the PTP Initiative resonates today—the various participants can work together to determine the best ways to achieve the goals of pollution prevention policy.


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    Title :

    Cooperative Problem Solving in Environmental Protection on the Inland Waterways


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1998-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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