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Effective Environmental Policymaking: A Regional Review Of Codifying Policy Through Citizen-Sponsored Ballot Measures, Elizabeth Colman
Effective Environmental Policymaking: A Regional Review Of Codifying Policy Through Citizen-Sponsored Ballot Measures, Elizabeth Colman
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
In order to assess the value of the statewide ballot measure as a tool for environmental advocates, this Comment will explore the electoral outcomes of citizen-sponsored statewide environmental ballot measures in four Pacific states with a long history of direct democracy. California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, all rich in pristine lands, make up just one region of the American political landscape, but they provide a meaningful picture of the history of environmental ballot measures.
This Comment narrows the broad topic of “environmental” ballot measures into six workable categories of environmental ballot measure. Using this framework, the aim of this Comment …