Abstract
This Comment challenges proposals for strengthening federal environmental regulation. It argues that in a federalism context with heterogeneous states in terms of economic development, political representation in Congress, voter interests, and environmental quality, federal environmental regulation with national standards will not only be politically difficult to implement, but will be unlikely to advance social welfare. Accordingly, the paper argues that environmental quality regulation should be left to state and local governments which are most responsive to local voter demands. Where there are important interstate externalities, regional compacts can be a solution.
How to Cite
38 Ariz. L. Rev. 901 (1996)
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