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Maine Policy Review

Journal

1992

Environmental protection

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

A State Regulator's View Of Environmental Regulation, Dean Marriott Jan 1992

A State Regulator's View Of Environmental Regulation, Dean Marriott

Maine Policy Review

The laws and regulations that govern the use of environmental resources have complicated effects on our society and our economy. Efforts to regulate environmental impacts are frequently controversial precisely because they have such complicated effects. No single perspective can adequately encompass all of the issues that arise in environmental regulation and environmental protection. Even the terms themselves suggest the fundamentally opposed philosophies that approach the assessment of environmental laws: While proponents of greater environmental activism emphasize the need to "protect" the environment, critics of more stringent controls emphasize that these laws "regulate" and limit the actions of individuals. At the …


An Economic Perspective On Environmental Regulation, A. Myrick Freeman Iii Jan 1992

An Economic Perspective On Environmental Regulation, A. Myrick Freeman Iii

Maine Policy Review

The laws and regulations that govern the use of environmental resources have complicated effects on our society and our economy. Efforts to regulate environmental impacts are frequently controversial precisely because they have such complicated effects. No single perspective can adequately encompass all of the issues that arise in environmental regulation and environmental protection. Even the terms themselves suggest the fundamentally opposed philosophies that approach the assessment of environmental laws: While proponents of greater environmental activism emphasize the need to "protect" the environment, critics of more stringent controls emphasize that these laws "regulate" and limit the actions of individuals. At the …


The Many Public Interests And Public Decision Processes, David Van Slyke Jan 1992

The Many Public Interests And Public Decision Processes, David Van Slyke

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Public Interest In Fairness In Regulatory Processes, Elizabeth Swain Jan 1992

The Public Interest In Fairness In Regulatory Processes, Elizabeth Swain

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The 'Public Interest' In Public Regulation, David Platt Jan 1992

The 'Public Interest' In Public Regulation, David Platt

Maine Policy Review

No abstract provided.