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28 Colum. J. Envtl. L. 119 (2003)
Too Much Science in Environmental Law

handle is hein.journals/cjel28 and id is 125 raw text is: Too Much Science in Environmental Law Adam Babich* In troduction .......................................................................... 120 I. Two Regulatory Paradigms ................................................... 126 A. Risk-Based and Technology-Based Regulation ............. 126 B. Technology-Based Standards and Efficiency ................ 131 C. Risk-Based Standards and Practicality ........................... 133 D. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Risk Distribution ................. 135 II. The Failure of Risk-Based Standard Setting ........................ 139 A. Risk Assessment and the Scientific Method ................. 139 B. How Safe is Safe Enough? ............................................. 146 C. Unlikely Political Decisions ........................................... 154 III. Building a Regulatory System on Ignorance and O bfuscation ................................................................... 157 A. Embracing Ignorance .................................................... 157 B. Obfuscation as a Cornerstone ....................................... 160 IV . Scientific Progress ................................................................. 166 V. Principled Decisionmaking .................................................. 171 A. Standard Setting for the Real World ............................ 171 B. Remedial Standard Setting ............................................ 174 C. The Continued Role for Risk Assessment .................... 179 1. Adjusting Technology-Based Decisions ................... 179 2. Regulatory Priorities ................................................ 181 C on clusion ............................................................................ 182 * Adam Babich is an Associate Professor of Law at Tulane Law School. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1983. Thanks to Cheryl Lacher Babich, Brianna K. Jowers, Mary Gardner, John Pint, and Elizabeth Barrett Ristroph for their research assistance. Thanks also to Oliver Houck, Jonathan Nash, and Karla Raettig for their review and comment.

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