Download or read book Federalism of Wetlands written by Ryan W. Taylor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the consequences of redundant state and federal environmental regulations in the United States. Drawing on the most exhaustive statistical analysis of US federal wetland permits ever constructed, the book uncovers the disjointed world of wetland regulation. The author starts by examining the socioeconomic and environmental factors driving individuals to apply for environmental regulatory permits and the regional inconsistencies encountered in federal environmental regulatory program performance. The book goes on to demonstrate that states have more power in federal relationships than scholars often believe and that individual state policies are important even in a time of strong federal governance. Evidence shows that such intergovernmental redundancy serves to increase overall regulatory program effectiveness. This book breaks new ground in the subjects of federalism and environmental regulation by rejecting the traditional approach of picking winners and losers in favour of a nuanced demonstration of how redundancy and collaboration between different levels of governance can make for more effective governmental programs. The book is also innovative in its use of the perspectives of regulated citizens not as a point of judgment, but as a means of introducing a constructive new way of thinking about political and administrative boundaries within a federalist system of governance. The book provides relevant context to wider political debates about excessive and duplicative regulatory oversight and will be of interest to Environmental Policy students and administrators.
Download or read book Regulating Wetlands Protection written by Ronald Keith Gaddie and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetlands are a valuable natural resource, yet over 200,000 acres are destroyed in the United States per year. This book examines whether states should assume the role of protecting wetlands rather than the federal government.
Download or read book Protecting Property Rights Preserving Federalism and Saving Wetlands written by Daniel R. Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Federal Programs on Wetlands written by United States. Department of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of Federal Programs on Wetlands The Everglades Coastal Louisiana Galveston Bay Puerto Rico California s Central Valley Western Riparian Areas Southeastern and Western Alaska The Delmarva Peninsula North Carolina Northeastern New Jersey Michigan and Nebraska written by United States. Dept. of the Interior and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federal Wetlands Policy written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 1326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Law and Policy of Environmental Federalism written by Kalyani Robbins and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should we strike a balance between the benefits of centralized and local governance, and how important is context to selecting the right policy tools? This uniquely broad overview of the field illuminates our understanding of environmental federalism and informs our policy-making future. Professor Kalyani Robbins has brought together an impressive team of leading environmental federalism scholars to provide a collection of chapters, each focused on a different regime. This review of many varied approaches, including substantial theoretical material, culminates in a comparative analysis of environmental federalism and consideration of what each system might learn from the others. The Law and Policy of Environmental Federalism includes clear descriptive portions that make it a valuable teaching resource, as well as original theory and a depth of policy analysis that will benefit scholars of federalism or environmental and natural resources law. The value of its analysis for real-world decision-making will make it a compelling read for practitioners in environmental law or fields concerned with federalism issues, including those in government or NGOs, as well as lobbyists.
Download or read book Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of the Intergovernmental Relationships Between National and State Wetland Regulatory Agencies Within Wetland Regulatory Units written by Ryan W. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1890s, American federalism has been perceived as being unique in the world by having two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdiction without influencing one another. Modern scholars call into question the validity of this basic assumption, but few have published quantitative evidence to reject its application. Furthermore, even some of these theorists continue to suggest that national government programs established under the interstate commerce clause may resist influence from state counterparts. This study tests this suggestion by examining how selected outcomes of the national wetland regulatory program may be influenced by similar statute-based state programs. In the process, three other voids in the wetland management literature are filled. First, wetland regulatory units are described for the first time as consequential components of the regulatory landscape. Second, relationships between the outcomes of the national wetland regulatory program and local socioeconomic and landscape conditions such as population size and growth rates, income, wetland abundance, and program funding levels are quantified. Finally, a model describing the amount of wetland fill permitted and the number of permits issued by the national government is constructed from these relationships. The accomplishment of these tasks produces new evaluative tools that may be used by state and national government wetland managers to more efficiently and effectively implement their programs. The results reveal that some, but not all measures of the national wetland regulatory program's outcomes are influenced by state programs. There is no evidence that the amount of wetland fill permitted by the national government differs measurably in accordance with the presence of any type of active state wetland regulatory program. There is, however, strong evidence that the number of permits issued is directly related to the presence of statute-based state programs. Furthermore, these programs exhibit the same relationship to the national program as do state programs that are empowered solely through federal authorizations. Therefore, when it comes to wetland regulation, the traditional assumption of American federalism is inadequate. The United States does have two different levels of government operating within the same jurisdictions, however, their programs exhibit measurable influence upon one another.
Download or read book Wetlands written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Federalist Government in Principle and Practice written by Donald P. Racheter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federalism has generally been characterized as a system of government that is friendly to liberty. It is not obvious, though, why this should be so. Federalism is a form of government where citizens simultaneously reside in at least two governments, each of which has independent authority to tax and to regulate. By contrast, in a unitary form of government citizens face only one government with independent authority to tax and regulate. At first glance, it would seem a bit strange to claim that liberty is more secure when citizens are members of two governments with independent authority than when they are members of only one such government. The relationship between federalism and liberty turns out to be a complex one, and one that is capable of working in either direction. Whether federalism supports or erodes liberty depends on importantly on the institutional framework within which federalist governance takes place. The essays in Federalist Government in Principle and Practice examine this institutionalist theme from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
Download or read book The Ducks Stop Here The Environmental Challenge to Federalism written by Jonathan H. Adler and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Solid Waste Association of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("SWANCC"), the Supreme Court considered whether federal regulatory authority reaches isolated wetlands and ponds due to the potential presence of migratory birds. In rejecting such an expansive view of federal authority, the Court's majority underlined its devotion to the federalism principles enunciated in Lopez and other recent cases. The federalist majority further reiterated its support for a canon of statutory construction which holds that federal statutes will not be interpreted to intrude into state matters, such as local land-use control, absent a clear statement by Congress. The dissent argued that the majority ignored Congress' clear intent and, in the process, exposed millions of acres of wetlands to destruction. This paper argues that there is little reason to believe that interstate competition amongst states will produce a "race to the bottom" in environmental regulation today, if it ever did. Interstate competition is not likely to result in sub-optimal environmental protection, at least when compared with the federal alternative. States will make trade-offs between environmental protection and other values that are most consistent with the values of the people in those states and because inter-jurisdictional competition will promote discovery of preferable environmental protection strategies. The presence of interstate externalities can, in certain circumstances, justify federal environmental regulation. However, the presence of such externalities is often overstated, and the costs of addressing such externalities through federal regulation may well be greater than maintaining state primacy. Insofar as wetlands represent public goods that are undersupplied by states, federal intervention may be justified, but this need not mean federal regulation. Fiscal policy, such as economic incentives or the direct provision of environmental goods, are sufficient. In short, there is little basis for the argument that interstate externalities justify a departure from the Lopez federalism analysis. The SWANCC majority articulated its federalism rationale without addressing environmental concerns. The opinion rested on the broad federalism principles underlying the Court's prior decisions. The interpretive canon that seeks to avoid facing constitutional questions ? in this case whether a given statute exceeds Congress commerce clause power ? serves the same purpose as the federalism doctrine itself: It preserves the preeminence of state authority in the broadest possible sphere. Where Congress has been ambiguous about the extent to which it is asserting federal authority, such a canon will be sufficient to advance the aims of federalism. This will not be true in all cases, however. There are other environmental statutes, such as the Endangered Species Act, which assert equally far-reaching federal authority with less statutory ambiguity. In such cases, the Court will need to confront the arguments against federalism head-on to preserve inter-jurisdictional competition amongst the states.
Download or read book Wetlands written by Theda Braddock and published by Bernan Press. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wetlands are a vital natural resource and an integral part of the ecosystem. Yet they are also fraught with contention. Landowners, developers, ecologists, policymakers, and the courts must all navigate a complex landscape that requires knowledge not only of the relevant science of wetlands, but also the relevant policies, procedures, and legal precedents. In Wetlands: An Introduction Theda Braddock and Diane Hennessey guide the reader through this complex maze, presenting the most important information in an accessible way. The book opens with a brand new chapter on wetland jurisdiction and its history in the U.S., before explaining the basic science of wetlands—what they are, how they fit into the complex natural scheme, and the particular function and value of wetlands themselves. Fully updated chapters on wetland classification and the controversial issue of delineation round out the first half of the book. The second half explores the topics of permitting, enforcement, and litigation in detail, offering necessary information and practical guidance for all parties involved in wetlands disputes. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated, and presents the most up-to-date and important information on wetlands and their regulation. This new edition has been extensively revised and includes: A brand new chapter on jurisdiction Completely rewritten chapters on wetlands science Extensive updates within all chapters Updated Table of Cases Updated Bibliography Special features includes: Comprehensive and up-to-date table of relevant legal cases Extensive bibliography of sources for further reading Easy-to-read flowcharts explaining wetland delineation concepts
Download or read book Wetlands of the United States written by Samuel P. Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring the Benefits of Federal Wetland Programs written by Paul F. Scodari and published by Environmental Law Institute. This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measuring the Benefits of Federal Wetland Programs describes the goals and mechanisms of federal wetland regulation and management efforts and outlines a framework for measuring the benefits of wetland protection. Written by a natural resources economist, this book is a valuable tool for understanding the quantitative assessment of wetland protection benefits and belongs on the bookshelf of anyone involved in wetland protection or regulation.
Download or read book Wetlands Law and Policy written by Kim Diana Connolly and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the Clean Water Act's Section 404 permitting program, this comprehensive analysis of the government's evolving role in protecting wetlands covers the scientific, social, and legal implications of Section 404, and includes chapters detailing wetlands ecology, the states' role in implementing these policies, takings issues, judicial review, and agricultural programs.
Download or read book Wetlands written by Theda Braddock and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensive reference is made to the Clean Water Act.
