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When Seattle Citizens Complain, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
When Seattle Citizens Complain, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
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[This paper was released originally on Feb. 6, 1969, as a Ripon Society Panel Study recommending consideration of the institution of the ombudsman by elected officials in the City of Seattle and the State of Washington.]
Recreation, Fish, Wildlife And The Public Land Law Review Commission, Ralph W. Johnson
Recreation, Fish, Wildlife And The Public Land Law Review Commission, Ralph W. Johnson
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Scanning the entire Report of the Public Land Law Review Commission (One Third of the Nation's Land: A Report to the President and to the Congress (1970) will make a back country hiker swallow twice, call his congressman to quash the Report, and head for the hinterland for one last look before the loggers, miners, golfers, farmers, and house builders arrive. Although the Report does not say so in so many words it ends up as a kind of potpourri, where everyone gets something. It attempts to say all things to all people, to suggest that everyone will be gainers-that …
Federal Organization For Control Of Weather Modification, Ralph W. Johnson
Federal Organization For Control Of Weather Modification, Ralph W. Johnson
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This article is designed to explore the optimal institutional structures that might be adopted by the federal government to manage weather modification. Should all federal weather modification activities be managed by a new department? Should these activities be carried out by one of the existing mission agencies, or by a new one? Should the various weather modification functions of research, operations, data collection, monitoring, coordination, comprehensive planning, project review, regulation, licensing, and indemnification all be carried by one federal agency, or should they be scattered among a variety of agencies? Should some be assigned to new entities not yet created? …
The Persistent Problem Of The Persistent Pesticides: A Lesson In Environmental Law, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
The Persistent Problem Of The Persistent Pesticides: A Lesson In Environmental Law, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
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This article will present an interpretation and criticism of the Commission on Pesticides and Their Relationship to Environmental Health's conclusions, with a special emphasis on the treatment and relevance of the DDT issue. Each of the fourteen recommendations will be reviewed where relevant to the four major goals set forth above. The crucial and often decisive role of the law as a lever for reform, as a catalyst for transmitting scientific information to the political decision-maker and as a medium for planning to protect against the effects of pesticides pollution on the environment and the population will be emphasized. Obstacles …
A Model Bill On The Reporting Of Campaign Contributions And Expenditures, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
A Model Bill On The Reporting Of Campaign Contributions And Expenditures, William H. Rodgers, Jr.
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Public demand for strict and effective accountability of public officials engaged in political election campaigns has increased dramatically in recent times. Development of concrete measures to implement the objective, however, has been less quick to materialize. In this article, Professor Rodgers proposes model state legislation to require reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures by most political candidates and committees. The controlling principle of the proposed legislation is total disclosure of all aspects of political campaign financing. The Model Bill contains an effective procedure for administration and enforcement of its provisions.
Water Law, Ralph W. Johnson
Water Law, Ralph W. Johnson
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Reviewing Water Law and Administration—The Florida Experience, by Frank E. Maloney, Sheldon J. Plager, and Flether N. Baldwin, Jr. (1968).