E-nvironmental Research
For the month of May, Environmental Protection conducted an Online survey and asked our Online readers "What top three Web sites would you recommend to your professional colleagues?"
The results were compiled in a list of the most mentioned Web sites. We even critiqued the top three Web sites to help you find the most state-of-the-art and up-to-date information. Environmental Protection magazine hopes that these links might be useful to you and your business.
EPA has given the user direct access to what is happening right
now within the agency. The site is designed in a news format and has
incorporated search engine technology to find compliance information. The links
to regional branch Web sites are right on the home page of their site in a
clear map instead of text.
Their attempt to launch Web-based electronic reporting is lined
with good intentions, but hollows out when trying to make the process secure
and process friendly. When EPA gets the
EC/EDI initiative up and
running properly, they have the potential to surpass major environmental-based
portals on the Internet.
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OSHA's web site has always been a favorite for our magazine
readers. So it isn't surprising that it is a favorite among our Internet
readers as well. It's the first source to look at for compliance information.
The layout of the site provides the user ease in finding the proper compliance
information at anytime through categories. OSHA does a good job of marking old,
outdated legislation with links to new, revised documents. For a comprehensive
complete catagorical listing of compliance topics go to:
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/index.html.
In addition, the
OSHA Expert Advisors provide an interactive way to find all the
compliance issues at a facility in downloadable
software. It has taken compliance into the 21st Century.
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3. State Environmental Agencies
Following are links to the State Environmental Departments.
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This article originally appeared in the 09/01/2000 issue of Environmental Protection.
About the Author
Steve Addlestone is Counsel on Hunton and Williams' Resources, Regulatory, and Environmental Law team. He has been practicing environmental and administrative law in Atlanta, Ga., for more than 11 years. Addlestone graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Order of the Coif, in 1994, and he was editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review in his third year. He can be contacted at (404) 888-4206.