The national environmental policy act : judicial misconstruction, legislative indifference & executive neglect /

The national environmental policy act : judicial misconstruction, legislative indifference & executive neglect /

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Author / Creator:Lindstrom, Matthew J., 1969-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2001.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 188 pages).
Language:English
Series:Environmental history series ; no. 17
Environmental history series ; no. 17.
Subject:
United States. -- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (United States)
Environmental policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Environmental policy.
United States.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11116139
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Other authors / contributors:Smith, Zachary A. (Zachary Alden), 1953-
ISBN:1585449377
9781585449378
1585441252
9781585441259
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-182) and index.
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Summary:Annotation Environmental degradation and the compromised integrity of the earth's ecological system were growing public concerns in the mid- to late 1960s. These issues spurred Congress to pass the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the first law to focus such environmental concerns into a comprehensive national policy. The new legislation encompassed an array of environmental values and ethics, as well as administrative tools to achieve the ecological goals of the nation while taking into account other important societal needs. Though NEPA has had a positive effect on U.S. environmental policy and the national quality of life, this new book shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of NEPA. To explain this divergence, Matthew J. Lindstrom and Zachary A. Smith examine NEPA's origins, address how it has been implemented and enforced, and highlight its shortcomings. Lindstrom and Smith argue compellingly that if NEPAwere fully, and properly implemented, it would prove to be a valuable tool for balancing the needs of the world population and the protection of the earth's environment. This book is well suited for audiences interested in public policy formation and implementation; environmental historians; and those involved in environmental law, its policy, and its politics.
Other form:Print version: Lindstrom, Matthew J., 1969- National environmental policy act. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2001 1585441252
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The values and legislative intent of the National Environmental Policy Act
  • 2. NEPA's political and social origins
  • 3. NEPA's legislative history and implications
  • 4. NEPA policy goals: Ecology and administration
  • 5. NEPA's implements of application: Linking values and action with the CEQ and EIS process
  • 6. The courts and environmental policy: NEPA's judicial downsizing
  • 7. NEPA's legacy, NEPA's future
  • Appendix A. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
  • Appendix B.A partial list of NEPA electronic resources.

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