ABSTRACT
Recently, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan to provide pollution profiles of selected industries (automobile, steel, metals, oil refining and paper-making) via the internet (Cushman, 1997). These profiles would include releases and spills, pollution-to-production ratios, as well as data on inspections, non-compliance, and enforcement actions. In addition, the EPA plans on providing a hazard indicator for each plant based on the relative toxicity of the chemicals released and some demographic data on residents within three miles of the plant.
