Citizen participation: case studies

[Gary Huggens <ghug@loc.gov>]

Craig Stead mentions in a message he wrote earlier today, that case
studies of people working through the environmental process would
be important to have available with the information and data given
by EPA and state agencies.

I think this is an important point--it helps me if I can read about
other groups or citizens in a similar situation who have forged a
plan of action.

A friend loaned me the River Network's "Clean Water Act: An Owner's
Manual" which includes practical information and case studies on
how to deal with Clean Water Act provisions.  This one publication
has helped me more than any other to make sense of the Clean Water
Act, and to be asking for when I call my state DEP.

I am also anxious to see RN's "A Citizen's Guide to Conserving
Riparian Forests:  Identifying and Protecting the Values of Riverside
Forests in the Northeastern United States" for similar reasons.

But it would also be great if EPA and state governments could have
similar information online to help those of us who want to take
some local action.

I have also found a wealth of data on the EPA and state Web pages,
but found it difficult to wade through it all and make sense of it
in terms of regulatory process--case studies and outlining regulatory
processes can add further value to the data already available.

Gary Huggens
Librarian/Automated Operations Coordinator
The Library of Congress
Social Sciences Cataloging Division (4360)
Washington, DC 20540-4360
202-707-4439
ghug@loc.gov
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