Breaking the Logjam : Environmental Protection That Will Work

by David Schoenbrod, Richard B. Stewart, and Katrina M. Wyman; Illustrations by Deborah Paulus-Jagric

• ISBN13: 9780300171488
• ISBN10: 030017148X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-02-07
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

After several decades of significant but incomplete successes, environmental protection in the United States is stuck. Administrations under presidents of both parties have fallen well short of the goals of their environmental statutes. Schoenbrod, Stewart, and Wyman, distinguished scholars in the field of environmental law, identify the core problems with existing environmental statutes and programs and explain how Congress can fix them. Based on a project the authors led that incorporated the work of more than fifty leading environmental experts, this book is a call to action through public understanding based on a nonpartisan argument for smarter, more flexible regulatory programs to stimulate the economy and encourage green technology.

Author Biography

David Schoenbrod is a professor at New York Law School, former attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Richard B. Stewart is a professor at NYU School of Law and is former Chairman of the Environmental Defense Fund. Katrina M. Wyman is professor of law at NYU School of Law.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Logjammed Congress	p. ix
Introduction
Coping with Complexity: The Schooling Fish	p. 3
How We Got Lost in Complexity: The Mistaken Squirrel	p. 19
Reform
Principles of Reform: The Adapting Beaver	p. 33
Climate Change: The Combustible Rock	p. 57
Air Pollution: The Old Body	p. 73
Lands, Waters, and Other Natural Resources: The Organized Ant	p. 99
Smarter Government: The Tool-Wielding Monkey	p. 117
Conclusion
Breaking the Logjam: "My Antelope"	p. 145
Notes	p. 153
Acknowledgments	p. 189
Index	p. 193
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