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1991

Duke Law

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Checks Without Balance: Executive Office Oversight Of The Environmental Protection Agency, Robert V. Percival Oct 1991

Checks Without Balance: Executive Office Oversight Of The Environmental Protection Agency, Robert V. Percival

Law and Contemporary Problems

The tension between the rule of law and the politics of regulation reflected in oversight by the Executive Office of the President of the EPA. The presidential use of regulatory review and the congressional responses it has provoked pose new challenges to theories of the impact of separation of powers on federal policymaking.


The Tragedy Of Distrust In The Implementation Of Federal Environmental Law, Richard J. Lazarus Oct 1991

The Tragedy Of Distrust In The Implementation Of Federal Environmental Law, Richard J. Lazarus

Law and Contemporary Problems

The relationship between the EPA and Congress Since the founding of the EPA in 1970 has been marked by congressional oversight that has seriously frustrated the development and implementation of federal environmental protection policy. A destructive cycle has emerged: agency distrust has led to the failure of its policies, creating further distrust and further failure.