Buffler P A, Kyle A D
School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley 94720-7360, USA.
Environ Health Perspect. 1996 Apr;104(4):356-61. doi: 10.1289/ehp.96104356.
The U.S. Congress is considering legislation that would change policy for environmental health in important ways. Current approaches have been criticized for addressing the wrong set of priorities and consuming too many resources. The legislation requires additional analyses and sets new decision criteria to be applied to federal agency actions taken to protect the environment and public health. Close review of the legislation suggests that though it is intended to address identified problems, it is unlikely to lead to an improved basis for public policy and is likely to paralyze the regulatory process. Reform proposals that reduce rather than increase fragmentation of decision-making and that address problems comprehensively rather than selectively are needed.
美国国会正在考虑一项会在重要方面改变环境卫生政策的立法。当前的方法因处理了错误的优先事项且消耗了过多资源而受到批评。该立法要求进行额外分析，并设定新的决策标准，以应用于联邦机构为保护环境和公众健康而采取的行动。对该立法的仔细审查表明，尽管其旨在解决已发现的问题，但不太可能为公共政策带来更好的基础，反而可能使监管过程陷入瘫痪。需要提出减少而非增加决策碎片化、全面而非选择性地解决问题的改革提案。
