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Understanding Citizen Perspectives On Government Decision-Making Processes As A Way To Improve The Administrative State, David L. Markell
Understanding Citizen Perspectives On Government Decision-Making Processes As A Way To Improve The Administrative State, David L. Markell
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This Article explores possible insights from the “procedural justice” literature about features of government decision making processes that citizens are likely to consider to be particularly valuable or important. Numerous commentators have urged that the government take steps to increase citizen participation in its decision making processes as a way to offset concerns about government legitimacy. The premise of the Article is that incorporating into government decision making processes features that are important to citizens is a potentially helpful step in fostering meaningful citizen participation. Processes that citizens value are more likely to be processes that citizens use and that …
What's Old Is New: The Problem With New Source Review, Shi-Ling Hsu
What's Old Is New: The Problem With New Source Review, Shi-Ling Hsu
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The Real Problem With New Source Review, Shi-Ling Hsu
The Real Problem With New Source Review, Shi-Ling Hsu
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Editors’ Summary: When the CAA was amended in 1977, the U.S. Congress imposed pollution control requirements on new stationary sources of air pollution, called new source review (NSR), but exempted existing facilities from such requirements. By creating a more favorable regulatory environment for existing facilities than for new ones, “grandfathering” creates an incentive to keep old facilities up and running. Moreover, as a command-and control program, requiring capital expenditures for pollution control equipment makes the capital sluggishness problem worse. Combined with often confusing EPA policies and a changing political environment, NSR has resulted in a running battle between the regulated …