Hyperopia at the tap: how policy failure over there erodes public trust right here

• In Event: The Politics of Local Responses to Environmental Problems

Brief Overview

Do drinking water quality problems in neighboring communities cause people to distrust water in their own utilities? This study shows that Safe Drinking Water Act violations in one water utility affect consumer decisions in other water utilities.

Authors

• Manny Teodoro, Texas A&M University

• David Switzer, University of Missouri