A Citizen's Right to Know: Risk Communication and Public Policy

By Susan G. Hadden

Book Overview

In 1986, after the disastrous accident at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act. Under this act, many business facilities became subject to new reporting requirements with respect to the presence of hazardous substances. Hadden, an associate professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, conducted surveys relating to this act.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367153416
• ISBN13: 9780367153410
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages