THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION: MAKING INVOLVEMENT ACCESSIBLE

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) program was createdrnto safely manage Cold War era waste cleanup. When weapons production stopped after the ColdrnWar, DOE faced the monumental task of cleaning up the resulting nuclear and hazardous waste.rnDOE and its predecessor agencies operated in secrecy for so many years; yet the 1990s ushered inrna change of course. With the commitment to clean up waste, DOE is also committed torninvolving the public more directly in its decision-making processes. In order to facilitate thisrnopenness and commitment to involve stakeholders, EM has established the Center forrnEnvironmental Management Information (CEMI). CEMI is EM’s primary information source,rnoffering a toll-free information number, a library of both general and technical documents andrnvideos, a WWW site, and a distribution system. By providing an information center for callersrnand visitors and by reaching out to stakeholders, CEMI is carrying out EM’s vision to more fullyrninvolve the public in the decisions that affect DOE and the community at large.