Federalism and Environmental Policy and Outcomes

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

The papers in this panel consider the role that federalism plays in environmental policy and outcomes in the United States. Two papers address the impacts of federalism on environmental conditions in Tribal lands. One paper considers the role of inter-agency cooperation in shaping fidelity to the goals of an environmental initiative. A fourth paper examines the role of politics in shaping transfers of federal disaster relief funds to local governments by state governors. Broadly, the papers engage themes of disparity, regulation, and inter-governmental relations.

Sub Unit

• DIVISION 28: Federalism & Intergovernmental Relations

Cosponsor

• DIVISION 39: Science, Technology & Environmental Politics

Individual Presentations

• Federal Enforcement Bias: States & Tribes without Implementation Primacy - Mellie Haider, Texas A&M

• Transcending NIMBY: Environmental Protection From Below - Paula Mohan, UW-Madison

• Evaluating Intergovernmental Performance of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative - Eric Zeemering, University of Georgia

• Politicized Spending? An Examination of Disaster Recovery Expenditures. - Sebastian Thieme, Princeton University

Chair

• Laura E. Evans University of Washington

Discussants

• Renée J. Johnson Rhodes College

• Laura E. Evans University of Washington