Senior Environmental Officials At Both The State And Federal Level Often Give The Public The Same Reassurance About Environmental Compliance. Almost All Companies Comply, They Say. The Large Companies Comply; It Is Mainly The Small Ones That Have Compliance Issues. Does The Evidence Agree? In A Word: No. The Data Reveal That For Most Rules The Rate Of Serious Noncompliance -- Violations That Pose The Biggest Risks To Public Health And The Environment -- Is 25% Or More. For Many Rules With Big Health Consequences The Serious Noncompliance Rates For Large Facilities Are 50% To 70% Or Even Higher. And Those Are Just The Ones We Know About; For Many Rules, The U.s. Environmental Protection Agency (epa) Has No Idea What The Rate Of Noncompliance Is-- Introduction : What Is Next Gen And Why Does It Matter? -- Rules With Compliance Built In -- Noncompliance With Environmental Rules Is Worse Than You Think -- Rules About Rules -- Getting In Our Own Way : How Epa Guidance Reinforces Faulty Compliance Assumptions -- Next Gen Strategies : A Playbook -- The Ideologues : Performance Standards And Market Strategies -- Ensuring Zero-carbon Electricity -- Don't Double Down On Past Mistakes With Low-carbon Fuels -- Innovative Strategies Are The Only Way To Cut Methane From Oil And Gas -- Updating Federalism -- Environmental Enforcement In The Next Gen Era -- Conclusion : What's The Bottom Line?. Cynthia Giles. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.