Of natmats, terrorists, and toxics: regulatory adaptation in a changing world.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE PERFECT STORM A. Natural Accidents B. Climate Change C. Industrial Terrorism III. DUELING PARADIGMS: MANAGEMENT VS. PREVENTION A. Implementing the Dominant Paradigm B. Inherently Safer Design IV. ADAPTATION: INTEGRATION OF ISD V. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION A Category four hurricane is bearing...

The drinking water security and safety amendments of 2002: is America's drinking water infrastructure safer four years later?
INTRODUCTION I. WHAT'S AT STAKE? EVERYBODY DRINKS BOTTLED WATER THESE DAYS ANYHOW A. The Importance of Water B. What Are We Trying to Protect? II. WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM? A. Biological Weapons: B. Chemical Weapons: C. Nuclear/Radiological Weapons: D. Cyber Attack: E. Conventional Weapons: F....

Protecting the chemical plant: the chemical industry looks for new technologies, legislation and procedures to secure its sensitive facilities.
Prior to the events of September 11, 2001, the chemical industry worried most about malicious vandalism, theft and an accidental toxic release caused by unauthorized people entering a chemical-producing facility. The threat of terrorism was perceived as a domestic problem, labeled "environmental terrorism," perpetrated by radicals who perceive the...

Inherently safer technology: the cure for chemical plants which are dangerous by design.
I. INTRODUCTION II. CHEMISTRY IS BIG BUSINESS III. THE VULNERABILITY IS REAL AND CREDITABLE A. Terror Attacks on Chemical Facilities Are Rare B. The Big Bang 1. A Lack of Imagination 2. The Impact Could Be Catastrophic IV. EXISTING REGULATIONS DO NOT ENCOURAGE INHERENTLY SAFER TECHNOLOGY A. Clean Air...

Short attention span: as the fourth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the U.S. news media--with some stellar exceptions--are not distinguishing themselves with their coverage of homeland security.
The intruder scouted the target and decided exactly where to strike. He headed to the site, slipping swiftly through unguarded gates toward a bright orange windsock, a signal that deadly chemicals were stockpiled nearby. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Once inside the compound, he...

Open to attact: Bush gives in to chemical companies, leaving the nation vulnerable.
Since September 11, 2001, the nation has been on alert about the vulnerability of chemical facilities. And while the Bush Administration claims that homeland security is a priority, time after time, it has opted to do nothing dramatic to improve the security of U.S. chemical facilities. All along, it...

Order NYPA to close parkway.
To the Editor: Last week, Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker announced that a section of North Transit Street in Lockport would remain permanently closed to enhance security around the Isochem chemical plant. This plant manufactures chemicals considered hazardous to the public if they were to fall into the...

Zero Zealot: for Engelhard Corp.'s Richard Sarnie, loss is a four-letter word and deserves a four-letter answer: zero.
Rich Sarnie doesn't spend much time thinking about the highfalutin concept of "enterprise risk management" being touted eagerly by management consultants nationwide, and for that he makes no apologies. Why should he? In the seven years he has been at Iselin, N.J.-based multinational Engelhard Corp., a surface...

Dick Cheney's dangerous son-in-law: Philip Perry and the politics of chemical security.
In March 2003, when the world's attention was focused on U.S. soldiers heading to Baghdad, twelve senior officials in the Bush administration gathered around a long oak conference table in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, part of the White House complex. They were meeting to put the final touches...

High-tech surveillance tools and the Fourth Amendment: reasonable expectations of privacy in the technological age.
I. INTRODUCTION The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees "[tire right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures."(1) This Note explores the scope of that right, particularly the various methods that have been used to determine...