Publius The Journal of Federalism · 1992 · 15 citations · 0 references
Public AffairsEnvironmental ManagementEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental Decision-makingEnvironmental GovernanceFederalismEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental QualityFederal-state RelationsWater Quality PolicyFederal Oversight Of StatesFederal RelationsFederalism In Environmental AdministrationFederalism In Environmental RegulationFindings In Federalism AnalysisNew FederalismSurvey Data Processing
Surveys of the directors of state air and water quality programs in 1979, 1985, and 1990 are used to assess the directors' (and, indirectly, the states') reactions to the New Federalism of the 1980s and related federal efforts to increase the role of the states in environmental decisionmaking. Despite frequent claims that the New Federalism led to significant improvements in state-federal relations in the environmental arena, the survey data suggest that these relations have changed little since 1979.