command-and-control legislation

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  • In environmental law: Command-and-control legislation

    Most environmental law falls into a general category of laws known as “command and control.” Such laws typically involve three elements: (1) identification of a type of environmentally harmful activity, (2) imposition of specific conditions or standards on that activity, and (3) prohibition…

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environmental economics

  • Exxon Valdez oil spill: cleanup
    In environmental economics: Command and control

    Command and control is a type of environmental regulation that allows policy makers to specifically regulate both the amount and the process by which a firm should maintain the quality of the environment. Often it takes the form of a reduction of…

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