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The Politics of “Risk Assessment” w/ William Boyd


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Beatrice speaks with William Boyd about how “risk assessment” became a central focus of health safety and environmental law since the 1970s, and how the political and economic factors that structure how those risks are assessed have resulted in law and policy far less likely to protect against environmental and health hazards.
This episode was originally released for patrons on August 5th, 2024, as Artie explains in a brief note at the top of the show. To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod
Find William's articles here:
How Environmental Law Created a World Awash in Toxic Chemicals (LPE Blog) - https://lpeproject.org/blog/how-environmental-law-created-a-world-awash-in-toxins/
De-Risking Environmental Law - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4753197
Find our book Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism
Find Jules' new book, A Short History of Trans Misogyny, here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3054-a-short-history-of-trans-misogyny
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