Policy Success in an Age of Gridlock: How the Toxic Substances Control Act was Finally Reformed

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Policy Success in an Age of Gridlock: How the Toxic Substances Control Act was Finally Reformed
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lawrence S. Rothenberg
SeriesElements in American Politics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreManagement of land and natural resources
ISBN/Barcode 9781108464918
ClassificationsDewey:344.7304622
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 27 June 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.