Title The national environmental policy act : judicial misconstruction, legislative indifference & executive neglect / Matthew J. Lindstrom & Zachary A. Smith

Edition 1st ed Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 188 pages) Series Environmental history series ; no. 17 Environmental history series ; no. 17. Contents 1. The values and legislative intent of the National Environmental Policy Act -- 2. NEPA's political and social origins -- 3. NEPA's legislative history and implications -- 4. NEPA policy goals: Ecology and administration -- 5. NEPA's implements of application: Linking values and action with the CEQ and EIS process -- 6. The courts and environmental policy: NEPA's judicial downsizing -- 7. NEPA's legacy, NEPA's future -- Appendix A. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 -- Appendix B.A partial list of NEPA electronic resources Summary Annotation Environmental degradation and the compromised integrity of the earth's ecological system were growing public concerns in the mid- to late 1960s. These issues spurred Congress to pass the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the first law to focus such environmental concerns into a comprehensive national policy. The new legislation encompassed an array of environmental values and ethics, as well as administrative tools to achieve the ecological goals of the nation while taking into account other important societal needs. Though NEPA has had a positive effect on U.S. environmental policy and the national quality of life, this new book shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of NEPA. To explain this divergence, Matthew J. Lindstrom and Zachary A. Smith examine NEPA's origins, address how it has been implemented and enforced, and highlight its shortcomings. Lindstrom and Smith argue compellingly that if NEPAwere fully, and properly implemented, it would prove to be a valuable tool for balancing the needs of the world population and the protection of the earth's environment. This book is well suited for audiences interested in public policy formation and implementation; environmental historians; and those involved in environmental law, its policy, and its politics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-182) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject United States. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. SUBJECT National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (United States) fast Subject Environmental policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century SCIENCE -- Environmental Science (see also Chemistry -- Environmental) POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Environmental Policy. Environmental policy Umweltpolitik Umweltrecht United States USA Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Smith, Zachary A. (Zachary Alden), 1953- ISBN 1585449377 9781585449378

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