| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Cambridge elements : elements in American politics, 2515-1592 |
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Cambridge elements.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction: when the boough breaks -- 2. Why toxics, why now? -- 3. Legislative polarization and its implications for environmental policy -- 4. The TSCA: from hopeful beginning to universal failure -- 5. The new millennium: what changed -- 6. The Bough finally breaks -- 7. An unexpected twist: implementation in the age of Trump -- 8. Lessons learned? Policy successs in an age of gridlock |
| Summary |
Since 1990, polarization hindered changing environmental policy statutorily. Yet, in mid-2016 the Lautenberg Act regulating toxics - chemicals employed in commerce - was passed, winning business and environmental support. What might explain this? Has the Trump administration undercut the law's effects? Does the Act's passage portend more progressive actions? We show that the Act was a function of the status quo changing due to regulatory efforts abroad and in the United States, and from outside pressures on business. These influences impacted implementation, with the Trump administration not targeting toxics regulation analogous to other programs. Further, the processes we observe for toxics may not be unique |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-92) |
| Subject |
United States. Toxic Substances Control Act.
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| SUBJECT |
Toxic Substances Control Act (United States) fast |
| Subject |
Chemicals -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Poisons -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Hazardous substances -- Law and legislation -- United States
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Chemicals -- Law and legislation
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Hazardous substances -- Law and legislation
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Poisons -- Law and legislation
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108628044 |
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1108628044 |
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