Administrative Rationalism In The 1970s

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In the summer of 1978, the nation was rudely awakened by the environmental and health hazards found in Niagara Falls, New York. The residents of Love Canal discovered that their homes were built on top of chemical waste dump sites once operated by the Hooker Chemical Corporation. The issues involved with Love Canal were very complex, involving systems studied by natural scientists and public health engineers; the environmental and health concerns evolved into public policy issues that were addressed with the substantial scientific expertise to determine the environmental and health hazards as well as determine solutions. Administrative rationalism in the 1970s was not strong enough to prevent corporations and industry from continuing to maximize
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