Article
Environmental Law in Austerity
Pace Environmental Law Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Keywords
- Environmental Protection Agency,
- regulations,
- public health
Disciplines
- Environmental Law and
- Law
Abstract
Given the political dynamic in play at the national level, with the country evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, and incumbent Tea Party and other politicians highly critical of the EPA, there is no reason to think this trend in decreasing environmental budgets will change any time soon. In some states the trend is even more pronounced. Fiscal austerity has become the new norm. The interesting questions are whether this matters for environmental law, how it matters, and what it means going forward.
Citation Information
J.B. Ruhl, James Salzman and Jonathan Nash. "Environmental Law in Austerity" Pace Environmental Law Review Vol. 32 (2015) p. 481 ISSN: 0738-6206 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jb-ruhl/32/