Chasing the wind : regulating air pollution in the common law state / Noga Morag-Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morag-Levine, Noga.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution--Law and legislation--United States.

Air.

Air--Pollution--Law and legislation.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 259 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2003]

Summary:

"No other book so thoroughly weaves together themes in common-law nuisance, federal pollution legislation, local pollution control, and even constitutional law. Morag-Levine manages to tell a story about how all of these various strands fit together that is at once persuasive and interesting, not to mention carefully documented and painstakingly argued. I learned a great deal reading this book, and I will think differently about the field of air pollution control as a consequence."--Lisa Heinzerling, Georgetown University

"An exceptionally thoughtful study of air pollution regulation, "Chasing the Wind" provides a magisterial account of the tensions embedded within American environmental law and their historical roots. Noga Morag Levine shows us that the present state of environmental regulation is much more a creature of the distant, common law past than has generally been acknowledged. This is both a surprising and important argument."--Cary Coglianese, Harvard University

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-247) and index.

ISBN:

0691094810

OCLC:

50718151

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