The Environmental Protection Agency
Cleaning Up America's Act
Published on 30. December 2005
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-0-313-33341-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Environmental Protection Agency is a young and dynamic federal agency facing the challenges of modern environmental protection. The political controversies and social impacts of the agency are immense, involving courts, legislatures, and elected officials, and the effects of its actions are far reaching, affecting every single person in the United States.
After a brief history of the agency, chapters describe its organization, programs, controversies, key events, notable people, and impact on society. Topics covered include the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Three Mile Island, and The Clean Air Act, as well as biographies on administrators Carol Browner, William Ruckelhaus, and Anne M. Gorsuch.
After a brief history of the agency, chapters describe its organization, programs, controversies, key events, notable people, and impact on society. Topics covered include the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Three Mile Island, and The Clean Air Act, as well as biographies on administrators Carol Browner, William Ruckelhaus, and Anne M. Gorsuch.
Reviews / Votes
"[T]his book profiles the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal government agency responsible for drafting and enforcing environmental protection rules, regulations, and laws. There is considerable useful material in the book. Collin provides a brief history of the agency, along with a description of its administrative structure, day-to-day operations, traditions, and culture. Of particular interest is the chapter Controversies and Issues, which reviews such high-profile cases as Love Canal, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Three Mile Island, and a number of others. An appendix profiles many of the agency's administrators, from William Ruckelshaus, the first administrator in the Nixon administration, to Carol Browner of the Clinton administration, the agency's longest serving head. A helpful chronology of key events in EPA history follows....Recommended. All levels." - Choice "Aimed at high school students, this review of the EPA covers both the traditions and controversies that have shaped this relatively new government agency. Collin reviews the EPA's history and organizational structure, notable cases affecting the agency, daily activities, and future challenges. The text includes biographies of important EPA administrators, a chronology of key events, the executive order creating the agency, and principles of environmental justice." - SciTech Book NewsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
992 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-33341-5 (9780313333415)
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Person
Robert W. Collin is Senior Research Scholar at Willamette University, a member of two Federal Advisory Committees to the EPA, Advisor to Oregon Governor on Environmental Justice, and has many publications in law reviews and book chapters.
Content
Preface A Brief History of the Environmental Protection Agency and Its Powers: Basic Organizational Structure; Council On Environmental Quality; Administrative Law Judges; Environmental Appeals Board; The Laws Implemented By The EPA; International EPA Engagement; Summary Notable Cases Affecting the EPA Controversies and Issues Traditions and the Culture of the EPA Organization and Day-to-Day Activities Biographies of Important EPA Administrators; William D. Ruclekshaus 1970-1973;1983-1985; Russell E. Train 1973-1977; Ann m. Gorsuch 1981-1983; William K. Reilly 1989-1993; Carol M. Browner 1993-2001 Future Challenges for the EPA; Community Based Environmental Planning; Environmental Justice; The Federal interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice; Descriptions and Links to Individual Case Studies; The EPA Environmental Equity Workgoup; National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Overview; Sustainability; Regional Environmental Vulnerability Assessments at EPA; Current EPA Programs Related to Sustainability;Cumulative Emmissions and Risks; The Beginning; Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessment; Assessing Cumulative Risk; Ecosystem Approaches Chonology of Key Events Appendices About the Author Index