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Environmental Decentralization: Seeking the Proper Balance between National and State Authority

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  • Blackman, Allen

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  • Morgenstern, Richard

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  • Laskowski, Stanley

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This paper examines the United States’ experience with environmental decentralization, focusing on the relationship between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states. It outlines the factors that are considered in determining the appropriate degree of decentralization, the advantages and disadvantages of decentralization, how the EPA-state relationship has evolved over the years, and the structural mechanisms used to ensure that there is a high degree of performance by EPA and the states in administering the programs. Program-specific examples of the EPA-state relationship are also provided.

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  • Blackman, Allen & Morgenstern, Richard & Laskowski, Stanley, 2005. "Environmental Decentralization: Seeking the Proper Balance between National and State Authority," RFF Working Paper Series dp-05-42, Resources for the Future.
    • Handle: RePEc:rff:dpaper:dp-05-42
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    Cited by:

    1. Sjöberg, Eric & Xu, Jing, 2018. "An Empirical Study of US Environmental Federalism: RCRA Enforcement From 1998 to 2011," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 253-263.
    2. Lida Han & Xi Wu & Peng Tang, 2023. "Does Environmental Decentralization Affect the Supply of Urban Construction Land? Evidence from China," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-18, March.

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    Keywords

    environmental decentralization; environmental administration;

    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H59 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Other

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