Federalism and Environmental Policy
 224 pp., 6 x 9 Paperback ISBN: 9781589011007 (1589011007) March 2004 LC: 2003019466 American Governance and Public Policy series EXPLORE THIS TITLE DescriptionTable of Contents Reviews |
Federalism and Environmental Policy
Trust and the Politics of Implementation
Second Edition, Revised and Updated Giving particular attention to intergovernmental working relationships, this revised edition of Federalism and Environmental Policy has been significantly updated to reflect the changes that have taken place since the highly praised first edition. Denise Scheberle examines reasons why environmental laws seldom work out exactly as planned. Casting federal-state working relationships as "pulling together," "coming apart," or somewhere in-between, she provides dozens of observations from federal and state officials. This study also suggests that implementation of environmental policy is a story of high stakes politics—a story rich with contextual factors and as fascinating as the time the policy was formulated. Denise Scheberle is a professor emerita in the Department of Public and Environmental Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Gerard W. Boychuk, Karen Mossberger, and Mark C. Rom, Series Editors
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"Anyone who cares about federal-state relationships or environmental policy will applaud Denise Scheberle for updating her excellent book on these issues. This book not only provides up-to-date analysis of key policy developments in major environmental programs, but also provides a helpful analytic framework to advance our thinking about how to improve these important initiatives."—Paul L. Posner, General Accounting Office "In this new edition, Scheberle returns to the vital but often puzzling world of intergovernmental policy implementation. Thoroughly updated with new data and an expanded model, Federalism and Environmental Policy provides insights on the implementation question that are innovative and compelling. This book will have a major impact on the field."—Ann O'M. Bowman, James F. and Maude B. Byrnes Professor of Government, University of South Carolina "This revised and updated edition of Federalism and Environmental Policy provides a significant contribution to our understanding of relationships between the states and the national government. The major contribution of this work is to set the environmental policy process in its unique constitutional and political context. Substantial new research updates the four case studies, and Scheberle's analytic framework furnishes a blueprint for future environmental policy analyses. This is a splendid book for both scholars and students of environmental policy and federalism."—Susan J. Buck, associate professor of political science and director of environmental studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Table of Contents 1. Environmental Federalism and Federal-State Working Relationships Responses to Intergovernmental Working Relationships in the 1990s Concepts of Federalism NEPPS and the REG 8 Directive A Typology of Working Relationships Conclusions Notes 2. Implementing Environmental Laws Defining Implementation and Measuring Performance Implementation as a Game of Strategy Implementation as a Story Implementation and Refocusing Events Implementation Energizers An Implementation Framework Dynamics of the Model Conclusions about Implementation Study Design and Rationale Notes 3. Unintended Consequences, Policy Retreat, and Refocusing Events in Asbestos Policy History of Asbestos Health Risks Associated with Asbestos The Government Responds to Asbestos Legal and Media Attention to Asbestos in the 1980s Congress Develops an Asbestos Law EPA Develops Asbestos Regulations The Early Years of Implementing AHERA Implementing AHERA Today Refocusing Events: Libby, Montana, the World Trade Center and Litigation A View from the States Conclusions about the Asbestos Program Notes 4. Survival of a Non-Regulatory Radon Program Radon and Known Health Risks A Perfect Triggering Event The Indoor Radon Abatement Act, 1988 Early and Persistent Challenges to Implementing IRAA Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Programs Collide: Radon in Drinking Water Funding State Programs and Leveraging with Partnerships Perceptions of State Radon Officials Conclusions about the Radon Program Notes 5. Implementing Drinking Water Regulations in a One-Size-Fits-All World Key Elements of the Safe Drinking Water Act Public Water Supply Systems Setting National Drinking Water Standards Amendments of 1986 and 1996 to the Safe Drinking Water Act Arsenic: a Case Study of the Politics of the SDWA Implementation Challenges and the Conceptual Framework Perceptions of State Drinking Water Officials EPA Responses Conclusions about the Safe Drinking Water Program Notes 6. High Stakes, Small Wins, and Big Coal in the Surface Mining Program Wrestling with Issues of Control: the Primacy Approach Coal Mining: East versus West Coal Mining Techniques and Potential Environmental Consequences Formulating Federal Surface Mining Policy SMCRA Provisions and Implementation Story The Evolution of OSM Oversight Getting Away from the "Gotcha" Syndrome Perceptions of State Surface Mining Officials Conclusions Notes 7. Conclusions about Implementation and Working Relationships Pulling Together, Coming Apart, or Somewhere In-Between? Working Relationships among Headquarters, Regional, and State Officials A Tripartite Model State "Wish Lists" for the Future Regional "Wish Lists" for the Future Suggestions for Getting to Relationships that "Pull Together" Implementing Environmental Laws and the Conceptual Framework Notes Appendix: Research Sources and Methods Index |
