LEADER 04110nam 22006854a 450 001 9910782022603321 005 20230721032432.0 010 $a0-292-79444-4 024 7 $a10.7560/716896 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533890 035 $a(OCoLC)234193584 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245776 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000205820 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11203757 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205820 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10212544 035 $a(PQKB)11026848 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443290 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2287 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443290 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245776 035 $a(DE-B1597)588730 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794443 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533890 100 $a20070508d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMother Earth and Uncle Sam$b[electronic resource] $ehow pollution and hollow government hurt our kids /$fRena I. Steinzor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin, TX $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (282 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71689-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-255) and index. 327 $aPredicates -- The rise of special-interest conservatism -- Battered-agency syndrome -- Corporations and the commons -- Mercury case study -- Perchlorate case study -- Ozone case study -- A question of values -- New government. 330 $aIn this compelling study, Rena Steinzor highlights the ways in which the government, over the past twenty years, has failed to protect children from harm caused by toxic chemicals. She believes these failures-under-funding, excessive and misguided use of cost/benefit analysis, distortion of science, and devolution of regulatory authority-have produced a situation in which harm that could be reduced or eliminated instead persists. Steinzor states that, as a society, we are neglecting our children's health to an extent that we would find unthinkable as individual parents, primarily due to the erosion of the government's role in protecting public health and the environment. At this pace, she asserts, our children will inherit a planet under grave threat. We can arrest these developments if a critical mass of Americans become convinced that these problems are urgent and the solutions are near at hand. By focusing on three specific case studies-mercury contamination through the human food chain, perchlorate (rocket fuel) in drinking water, and the effects of ozone (smog) on children playing outdoors-Steinzor creates an analysis grounded in law, economics, and science to prove her assertions about the existing dysfunctional system. Steinzor then recommends a concise and realistic series of reforms that could reverse these detrimental trends and serve as a blueprint for restoring effective governmental intervention. She argues that these recommendations offer enough material to guide government officials and advocacy groups toward prompt implementation, for the sake of America's-and the world's-future generations. 606 $aEnvironmentally induced diseases in children$zUnited States 606 $aPollution$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aPollution$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aPollution$xHealth aspects$zUnited States 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zUnited States 606 $aChildren and the environment$zUnited States 615 0$aEnvironmentally induced diseases in children 615 0$aPollution$xGovernment policy 615 0$aPollution$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aPollution$xHealth aspects 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 615 0$aChildren and the environment 676 $a618.92/98 700 $aSteinzor$b Rena$01549072 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782022603321 996 $aMother Earth and Uncle Sam$93806632 997 $aUNINA