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Federalism and environmental policy: Trust and the politics of implementation

Author
Scheberle D.
Date
2004
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-073372)
Publisher | Place of publication
Georgetown University Press | Washington, DC, USA
ISBN
1-58901-100-7
Pages
219 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Mineral resources, Water, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Policy/planning Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Potable water Mining Hazardous substances
Abstract

Contents: 1. Environmental federalism and federal-state working relationships 2. Implementing environmental laws 3. Unintended consequences, policy retreat, and refocusing events in asbestos policy 4. Survival of a non-regulatory radon program 5. Implementing drinking water regulations in a one-size-fits-all world 6. High stakes, small wins, and big coal in the surface mining program 7. Conclusions about implementation and working relationships