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What Lies Beneath: Usmca Chapter 24 And Sub-National Governance Of Environmental Issues, Alexandra R. Harrington
What Lies Beneath: Usmca Chapter 24 And Sub-National Governance Of Environmental Issues, Alexandra R. Harrington
Pace Environmental Law Review
This article examines the sub-national governance issues existing in the USMCA through the lens of environmental law and regulation in each of the three State Parties. It asserts that the governance gaps created by failing to include the terms of sub-national laws in the express parameters of the USMCA are significant and can pose a challenge to the successful implementation of the Agreement now and into the future. The decision to focus on the USMCA regime was made because of the recent timing of its negotiation, the many efforts made by all sides to incorporate critical non-trade issues into the …