Federal voluntary initiative

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010812",
  "term": "Federal voluntary initiative",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Federal Voluntary Initiative",
  "definition": "The federal government promotes voluntary initiatives for a variety of reasons, including the pilot testing of new approaches and the absence of legislative authority to establish mandatory programs. As such, many voluntary programs offer unique approaches to environmental management.",
  "subject": "Social and economic factors",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from EPA The United States Experience with Economic Incentives for Pollution Control at http://yosemite.epa.gov/EE/epa/eed.nsf/webpages/USExperienceWithEconomicIncentives.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/federal-voluntary-initiative/"
}