George W. Bush's Healthy Forests

Reframing the Environmental Debate

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

369 kr

Tillfälligt slut

Jacqueline Vaughn and Hanna J. Cortner detail how the Bush administration, by changing the terms and processes of debate, side-stepped opposition and put in place policies that restrict public and scientific involvement in environmental decisions. Their groundbreaking study analyses the context and legal effects of the Healthy Forests Initiative, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, and related regulatory changes. The authors show how the administration used news events such as wildfires to propel legislation through Congress. Focusing blame for wildfires on environmentalists' use of appeals to challenge fuel-reduction projects, the administration restricted opportunities for environmental analysis, administrative appeals, and litigation. The authors argue that these tools have a history of use by diverse interests and have long protected Americans' right to question government decisions. This readable study identifies the players, events, and strategies that expedited the policy shift and contextualises it in the president's career and in legislative and administrative history.Revealing a policy change with major implications for the future of public lands and public process, "George W. Bush's Healthy Forests" will fascinate readers interested in the environment, politics, the Bush administration, and current affairs.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-10-01
Mått150 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt347 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagUniversity Press of Colorado
ISBN9780870818202

Tillhör följande kategorier

Jacqueline Vaughn is a professor of political science at Northern Arizona University and author of several books on environmental issues, including Environmental Politics and Green Backlash. Hanna J. Cortner, president of Cortner and Associates , coauthored The Politics of Ecosystem Management, co-edited State and Nature, and has held professorships at Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona.

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Chapter One: A Reversal of Fortunes: Reframing the Environmental Debate; 1; Issue Definition, Agenda Setting, and Policy Adoption3; Redirecting Forest Policy: Redefining Processes, Participants,; Problems, and Products7; What Follows9; Notes15 Chapter Two: From Silent Spring to Luntz-Speak: Environmental Policy and; George W. Bush19; Environmentalism on All Fronts19; Governor Bush and the Environment in Texas26; Presidential Candidate George W. Bush (2000)28; The Environmental Presidency of George W. Bush33; The 2004 Presidential Campaign53; Notes61 Chapter Three: The Right To Object: Historic Landmarks in the Development; And Use of Appeals69; Early Dispute Procedures: 1906-193671; Environmental Regulatory Procedures: 1960-198972; Regulatory and Legislative Change: 1991-199383; Implementation of the Mandate: 199490; The Who, What, Where, and How of Administrative Appeals94; The Legacy of a Stormy History98; Notes; 102 Chapter Four: Appellants, Strategies, Tactics, and Outcomes111; Environmental Organization Appeals and Litigation113; Wise Use Appeals133; Commodity and Business Interest Appeals138; Cases with Multiple Appellants142; Native American Tribal Appellants149; Government Agency Appeals152; Individual Appellants156; Litigation166; The Complexity of Administrative Appeals168; Notes172 Chapter Five: The Wildland-Urban Interface and the Fire-Appeals Interface; 181; Data, Rhetoric, and Focusing Events190; Show Me the Data!194; No, Show US The Data!202; Rhetoric and Focusing Events As Policy Drivers208; Framing the Wildfire "Problem"214; Notes217 Chapter Six:; Reform By Legislation: The Healthy Forests Restoration Act230; The 107th Congress231; Changes in the 108th Congress241; The 2003 GAO Report243; 2003 Congressional Legislation247; Senate Action249; Attempts at Legislative Compromise254; "A Light at the End of the Tunnel"261; Winners and Losers?265; Notes270 Chapter Seven: Reform By Rulemaking278; National Forest Planning283; Forest Service Appeal Procedures289; Categorical Exclusions293; Bureau of Land Management Appeal Procedures297; Consultation Under the Endangered Species Act302; The Northwest Forest Plan306; The Sierra Nevada Framework310; Notes313 Chapter Eight: Conclusion: The Spillover Effect323; A Return to Rhetoric325; A Fortune of Reversals335; Notes344