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. 1992 Feb 1;89(3):856–859. doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.3.856

Environmental issues and the law.

R Henrichs 1
PMCID: PMC48340  PMID: 11607266

Abstract

This report first briefly reviews the history and lessons learned from our legislation regarding protection of our environment. Then, these lessons are combined with principles of general jurisprudence to suggest avenues for regulation of industrial ecology. Even though the law has important limitations, it can be used as a tool to identify national goals and to promote their achievement by means of incentives or sanctions.

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