Notes
- The United States’ National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) became law in 1969. Along with subsidiary legislation addressing air and water quality, it stands as the basic statutory framework governing environmental regulation in the United States. Protection of the environment in Mexico is both a function of constitution and statute. Reference is made to the obligation “to prevent and combat contamination” in Article 73 of the Mexican Constitution. A far reaching environmental law modeled on NEPA was enacted in 1971, and upgraded in 1982 and, subsequently, in 1988. For commentary on Mexican environmental regulations
- Acevcdo , Lucio Cabrera . 1978 . “Legal Protection of the Environment in Mexico,” . California Western International Law Journal , 8 ( Winter ) : 22 – 42 .
- Mestre , Ramon Ojeda . “Notas Sobre Legislación Mexicana Refcrcntes a la Contaminación,” . paper presented to the Joint Mexico‐United States Conference on Environmental Pollution of the American Bar Association and the Associación Mexicana de Abogados . June , Mexico, D.F..
- For a comparative inventory of U.S. federal and border state quality standards
- Applegate , Howard G. 1979 . Environmental Problems of the Borderlands , 65 – 67 . El Paso : Texas Western Press . Table 23
- For comparative discussions of hazardous waste regulations at the federal and border state levels
- Lester , James P and Bowman , Anne , eds. 1983 . The Politics of Hazardous Waste Management , Durham, NC : Duke University Press .
- Reports on toxic waste dumping in the New River, which flows from Mexicali, Baja California into Imperial Valley cities in California identify materials derivative of a manufacturing process transferred from B.F. Goodrich of Akron, Ohio to Química Orgánica through Policy (or CYDSA, its parent company) in which B.F. Goodrich owns a reported forty percent interest. The director of Química Orgánica said that “Goodrich never informed Química Orgánica that the substances might be harmful to health.” The response from a B.F. Goodrich official said “they are aware the chemicals may be dangerous and that they did issue proper precautions on handling the chemicals, but emphasized that Química Orgánica never asked Goodrich for assistance on environmental matters.”
- Clark , Cheryl . 1983 . “Carcinogens feared in New River,” . San Diego Union , July 31 : A – 1 . A – 6 .
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- Stephen P. Mumme is Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University. Joseph Nalven is Associate Director of the Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias, San Diego State University.