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- Primacy Implementation of Environmental Policy in the U.S. States
- Environmental regulation is frequently implemented through a system that allows states to choose whether to assume primary authority, or ''Primacy,'' for implementation and enforcement. This study looks at what causes states to assume this authority in two important areas of environmental policy: air and water pollution. It finds that in...
- White papers 2005-12-21
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- Reconfiguring Environmental Regulation: The Future Public Policy Agenda
- Over the last decade, considerable thinking has gone into the issue of how to design more efficient and effective regulation. Much of this thinking has been in field of social regulation and that of environmental regulation in particular. While not all the innovations and insights that have emerged from a...
- White papers 2005-01-24
- The Contribution Of Good Environmental Regulation To Competitiveness
- In the context of the current EU focus on growth and jobs, this paper reviews the evidence on the links between environmental regulation and competitiveness. It finds that a modern approach to regulation can: Reduce costs for industry and business; Create markets for environmental goods and services; Drive innovation; Reduce...
- White papers 2005-11-01
- In a swamp; DEP Secretary Virginia Wetherell is doing her best to keep her head above water. The question is, will the snakes bite soon? (Department of Environmental Regulation) (Viewpoint)
- No one in Tallahassee is envying Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Virginia Wetherell these days. Merging the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Regulation into one 4,000-employee agency was never consideNo one in Tallahassee is envying Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Virginia Wetherell...
- Research articles 1994-02-01
- An analysis of the rights-based justification for federal intervention in environmental regulation.
- INTRODUCTION Until 1970, the federal government's involvement in environmental regulation was extremely limited; the primary responsibility for dealing with environmental problems was entrusted not to the federal government, but rather to the states. (1) To the extent that the federal government enacted environmental...
- Research articles 2003-09-22
- Environmental regulation, energy, and market entry.
- INTRODUCTION The stated purpose of this symposium is to explore "the extent to which environmental regulations currently act as a barrier to entry in energy markets and whether the current regime strikes the right balance between environmental protection and efficiency." (1) I will...
- Research articles 2005-03-22
- Waste Trading among Rich Nations: Building a New Theory of Environmental Regulation.(Review) (book review)
- Kate O'Neill, Waste Trading among Rich Nations: Building a New Theory of Environmental Regulation. Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2000. 298 pp. $22.00 paper. This book sets out the factors influencing why some countries import hazardous wastes and provides an examination of how different styles...
- Research articles 2000-12-22
- Trends in environmental regulation of the manufacture of printing inks.
- This article is based on a part of a talk on environmental regulation of the printing industry given by Christopher Napier at the Annual Technical Conference of the Institute of Printing, adapted to relate more closely to the business of printing ink manufacturer. ...
- Research articles 1998-12-22
- Pluralism by the Rules: Conflict and Cooperation in Environmental Regulation.(Review)
- Weber, Edward P. Pluralism by the Rules: Conflict and Cooperation in Environmental Regulation Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press 308 pp., $55.00 cloth, $23.95 paper ISBN 0-87840-671-9 cloth ISBN 0-87840-672-7 paper Publication Date: April 1998 Environmental politics in the United States has changed...
- Research articles 1999-03-22
- Whitman downplays need for environmental regulation
- Nash, James L Occupational Hazards 08-01-2001 Whitman downplays need for environmental regulation Byline: Nash, James L Volume: 63 Number: 8 ISSN: 00297909 Publication Date: 08-01-2001 Page: 25 Type: Periodical Language: English Environmental Management Members of the National Association of Manufacturers NAM heard much of what they wanted to...
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- Environmental regulation outlook.
- Environmental regulation isn't a top business concern today. Takes a backseat to the tight labor market, intense competition and a squeeze on profits. But don't be lulled into complacency... There's an avalanche of environmental restrictions on the horizon....
- Research articles 1999-04-30
- Cap-and-trade: The future of environmental regulation?
- Anonymous Occupational Hazards 05-01-2003 Cap-and-trade: The future of environmental regulation? Byline: Anonymous Volume: 65 Number: 5 ISSN: 00297909 Publication Date: 05-01-2003 Page: 24 Section: EHS news Type: Periodical Language: English When it comes to cutting emissions, it appears as though market-based approaches are appealing to groups across the...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- Modular environmental regulation.
- ABSTRACT This Article proposes a "modular" conception of environmental regulation and natural resource management as an alternative to traditional approaches. Under traditional approaches, agencies tend to operate independently, and often at cross-purposes, using relatively inflexible regulatory tools, without significant stakeholder input, and...
- Research articles 2005-02-01
- Cutting Green Tape: Toxic Pollutants Environmental Regulation and the Law
- Stroup, Richard L., and Roger E. Meiners, eds. Cutting Green Tape: Toxic Pollutants Environmental Regulation and the Law. New Brunswick NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2000, xviii+333 pp., $39.95 and $26.95. Billions of dollars have been spent on hazardous waste cleanup in the United States and multi-million dollar lawsuits proliferate; yet...
- Research articles 2001-05-01
- Environmental regulation and international competitiveness. (Symposium: Economic Competitiveness and the Law)
- CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION: THE CONTEMPORARY DEBATE OVER TRADE, ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES, AND COMPETITIVENESS 2041 ...
- Research articles 1993-06-01
- USA: ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION PAYS OFF.(Brief Article)
- According to MFTZ Environment Monitor, a study by the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA found that legislation enacted over the last decade which mandated regulation to limit air pollution provided economic benefited which exceeded their costs According to MFTZ Environment Monitor, a study by the US...
- Research articles 2000-01-05
- Coal-fired power in a restructured electricity market.(Environmental Regulation, Energy, and Market Entry)
- The last decade has seen a series of fierce, protracted battles over the regulation of air pollution from coal-fired power plants in the United States. These battles have been and are being waged by electric utilities, environmental groups, and the last two presidential administrations, among others,...
- Research articles 2005-03-22
- Environmental Protection, in Name Only - environmental regulation seldom cost-effective - Brief Article
- Federal regulations costing Americans approximately 700 billion dollars annually seem as inevitable as death and taxes. All regulations, however, are not created equal. Some are reasonably cost-effective and serve society well; others are so wrongheaded and expensive that they are actually detrimental to society. Regulation by the Environmental Protection...
- Research articles 2001-02-01
- Postindustrialization and environmental quality: an empirical analysis of the environmental state *.
- Existing sociological analyses express differing expectations about state control over economic actors and the political feasibility of environmental regulation. Recent literature on the environmental state sees environmental protection as becoming a basic responsibility of postindustrial states, with economic actors no longer having the autonomy they once enjoyed. In contrast, much...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Tailored regulation: will voluntary site-specific environmental performance standards improve welfare?
- 1. Introduction There is a growing consensus among policymakers that command-and-control environmental regulation stifles efficiency and innovation by requiring heterogeneous plants to adopt similar abatement strategies. While market-based instruments such as tradable permits and emissions fees address this problem, there are a variety of political and economic barriers to...
- Research articles 2002-10-01
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