Regulating wetlands protection : environmental federalism and the states / Ronald Keith Gaddie and James L. Regens. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaddie, Ronald Keith.

Contributor:

Regens, James L.

Series:

SUNY series in environmental politics and policy

SUNY series in environmental politics and policy Regulating wetlands protection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wetland conservation--Government policy--United States.

Wetland conservation.

Wetland management--Government policy--United States.

Wetland management.

Wetland conservation--Government policy--United States--States.

Wetland management--Government policy--United States--States.

Wetland management--Government policy--States--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 155 p. ) map ;

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Wetlands are a valuable natural resource, yet over 200,000 acres are destroyed in the United States each year. An alternative recently promoted to improve wetland protection is state assumption of the law governing wetland protection, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (section 404). This book discusses the implementation problems associated with the national wetland regulation program and examines the state assumption option in twelve states, with extended case studies of Florida, Maryland, Michigan, and New Jersey."--Jacket.

Contents:

Wetlands, federalism, and the implementation problem

Wetlands in the United states

Wetlands protection and section 404

Two tales of assumption: Michigan and New Jersey

Two divergent paths: Florida and Maryland

Other perspectives on state assumption

Wetlands regulation and implementation problems.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-149) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4384-0358-5

0-585-28487-3