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Book Review Of Joel A. Mintz, Enforcement At The Epa: High Stakes And Hard Choices (1995), Michael P. Healy
Book Review Of Joel A. Mintz, Enforcement At The Epa: High Stakes And Hard Choices (1995), Michael P. Healy
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In this book review, Michael P. Healy discusses Enforcement at the EPA: High Stakes and Hard Choices by Joel A. Mintz.
Cleaning Up Superfund, W. Kip Viscusi
Cleaning Up Superfund, W. Kip Viscusi
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
The cleanup of hazardous wastes is the number one environmental concern of the American people. The government's response: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its Superfund program, which was established by Congress in 1980 and reformed in 1986. But, though not even two decades old, the Superfund effort is now a major target of Congress in its regulatory reform efforts. There are two main sources of dissatisfaction: First, cleanups of hazardous wastes are expensive, averaging $25.7 million per site. Superfund expenditures increased from under $400 million in 1985 to over $1.4 billion in 1995 and continue to be above the …
Regulatory Reinvention And Project Xl: Does The Emperor Have Any Clothes?, Rena I. Steinzor
Regulatory Reinvention And Project Xl: Does The Emperor Have Any Clothes?, Rena I. Steinzor
Faculty Scholarship
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Protecting The Environment For Future Generations: A Proposal For A Republican Superagency, Bradford Mank
Protecting The Environment For Future Generations: A Proposal For A Republican Superagency, Bradford Mank
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
Part I of this Article introduces the principle that the present generation owes duties to future generations. Part II argues that current environmental laws fail future generations. Part III argues that neither Congress nor the executive branch can protect future generations from environmental harms due to short-term political pressures. Part IV evaluates the current capabilities of agencies to plan for long-term environmental problems. Part V evaluates whether agencies may be capable of better long-term planning by creating a dialogue with the public. Part VI proposes a Superagency to protect the environmental interests of future generations. The Superagency would be independent …