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Litigation Versus Legislation: The Emerging Role Of State Attorneys General As National Policymakers, Andrew Ketterer
Litigation Versus Legislation: The Emerging Role Of State Attorneys General As National Policymakers, Andrew Ketterer
Maine Policy Review
In the Margaret Chase Smith Essay, Andrew Ketterer, who served three terms as Maine‘s Attorney General, discusses the increasingly important role of state attorneys general in influencing policy. This has come about to an extent because of multi-state lawsuits, such as the landmark national suit against tobacco companies.
Easements And Conservation Policy In The North Maine Woods, David J. Lewis
Easements And Conservation Policy In The North Maine Woods, David J. Lewis
Maine Policy Review
Recently Maine has embarked on a new policy direction in its use of conservation easements to protect large tracts of commercial timberland. David Lewis argues that the effectiveness of using easements as a long-term conservation policy depends on many factors that may not be fully considered in the decision-making process currently used in choosing easements for landscape-scale conservation. Lewis indicates that the root of the problem lies in the fact that the state lacks a comprehensive policy describing the conservation goals desired in the North Woods. Before progressing further, Lewis suggests that the ultimate goals of conservation need to be …