Freedom of environmental information / Benjamin W. Cramer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cramer, Benjamin W., 1971-

Series:

Law and society (New York, N.Y.)

Law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of information--United States.

Freedom of information.

Environmental law--United States.

Environmental law.

Government information--United States.

Government information.

United States. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Freedom of Information Act makes most documents held by the American government available to citizens; the National Environmental Policy Act has unique requirements for the collection and disclosure of environmentally-relevant information, and a variety of specific federal environmental statutes mandate reports from business and industry. American environmental jurisprudence is based largely upon the management of this information, but due to longstanding patterns of administrative law and a legal system that enforces information collection procedures rather than the substantive value of t

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; What Is Environmental Information?; The Significance of Studying Access to EnvironmentalInformation; Public Participation in Environmental Decision- Making; The Convergence of Environmental Protection and GovernmentTransparency; Chapter 1 Notes; CHAPTER 2: Government Transparency: A History; Democratic Theory and Government Transparency; A Brief History of the Right to Know in America; The Road to the Freedom of Information Act; A Legal History of the Freedom of Information Act; Chapter 2 Notes; CHAPTER 3: Environmental Law: A History

A Brief History of American Environmental Thought andActivismThe Development of American Environmental Law; Chapter 3 Notes; CHAPTER 4: The National Environmental Policy Act; A General History and Overview of NEPA; A Legal History of NEPA: Information and Reporting; A Legal History of NEPA: Substance and Procedure; The NEPA Transparency Clause; Chapter 4 Notes; CHAPTER 5: Agency Compliance with the National EnvironmentalPolicy Act; The Environmental Protection Agency; The U.S. Forest Service; The Federal Communications Commission; Chapter 5 Notes

CHAPTER 6: The Informational Provisions of AmericanEnvironmental LawsGovernment-Held Information Gathered During EnvironmentalActivities; Pollution Control Statutes; Toxic Substance Control Statutes; The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; The Endangered Species Act; Chapter 6 Notes; CHAPTER 7: The Impact of Environmental Information on GovernmentTransparency; Environmental Transparency and Modern AdministrativeJurisprudence; Regulation by Revelation; The Viability of Environmental Transparency Statutes; Chapter 7 Notes; CHAPTER 8: Conclusion; Secrecy and the Environment

The State of Freedom of Environmental Information inAmericaProposals for Increasing Environmental Transparency; Chapter 8 Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-664-5

OCLC:

818818819