This study examines the effectiveness of public disclosure of environmental performance information as a long-run policy tool for the regulation of toxic pollution by firms. Since 1987 the US EPA requires all manufacturing firms to report their toxics releases annually. This information is...

Biofuels have gained increasing attention as an alternative to fossil fuels for several reasons, one of which is their potential to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. Recent studies have questioned the validity of claims about the potential for biofuels to...