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Table of Contents Edition
The Regulatory Box We're in
The regulatory system boxes us in to a debate about parts per million
when we really want to discuss things like better health, a decent
future for our children, fairness, and justice. A precautionary
approach invites discussion of those larger issues.
Scientific Uncertainty Paralyzes the Regulatory System
We need a precautionary approach because the regulatory system has
become paralyzed by the search for the holy grail of scientific
certainty.
A Precautionary Approach to Land-Use Decisions
Citizens in San Francisco have begun to use their municipal
precautionary principle law in land-use advocacy.
Municipalities Are Taking Precautionary Approaches to Plastics
Many communities have taken a precautionary approach to the sale of
plastic products that can create serious problems after they have
been discarded.
New Mexico Creates a Precautionary Principle Task Force
Another unit of government creates a task force to consider
precautionary approaches.
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Rachel's Precaution Reporter offers news, views and practical
examples of the Precautionary Principle, or Foresight Principle, in
action. The Precautionary Principle is a modern way of making
decisions, to minimize harm. Rachel's Precaution Reporter tries to
answer such questions as, Why do we need the precautionary
principle? Who is using precaution? Who is opposing precaution?
We often include attacks on the precautionary principle because we
believe it is essential for advocates of precaution to know what
their adversaries are saying, just as abolitionists in 1830 needed
to know the arguments used by slaveholders.
Rachel's Precaution Reporter is published as often as necessary to
provide readers with up-to-date coverage of the subject.
As you come across stories that illustrate the precautionary
principle -- or the need for the precautionary principle --
please Email them to us at rpr@rachel.org.
Editors:
Peter Montague - peter@rachel.org
Tim Montague - tim@rachel.org
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