Presidential Administration and the Environment

Name: Presidential Administration and the Environment
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Presidential Administration and the EnvironmentExecutive Leadership in the Age of Gridlock\nAuthor(s): David M. Shafie\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138124714, 978-1138124714\nSynopsis\nAfter sweeping environmental legislation passed in the 1970s and 1980s, the 1990s ushered in an era when new legislation and reforms to existing laws were consistently caught up in a gridlock. In response, environmental groups became more specialized and professional, learning how to effect policy change through the courts, states, and federal agencies rather than through grassroots movements. Without a significantly mobilized public and with a generally uncooperative Congress, presidents since the 1990s have been forced to step into a new role of increasing presidential dominance over environmental policies. Rather than working with Congress, presidents instead have employed unilateral actions and administrative strategies to.