Environment in the Balance : : The Green Movement and the Supreme Court / / Jonathan Z. Cannon.

Does the green movement remain a transformative force in American life? In Environment in the Balance Jonathan Cannon interprets a wide range of U.S. Supreme Court decisions over four decades and explores the current ferment among activists, to gauge the practical and cultural impact of environmenta...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2015
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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.) :; 2 line illustrations
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
1. Environmentalism --
2. Environmental Law, the Court, and Interpretation --
3. Environmental Urgency and Law --
4. Law for the Environmental Other --
5. Efficiency --
6. Standing --
7. Federalism --
8. Private Property --
9. The Eclipse of NEPA --
10. Environmentalist Futures --
Appendix: Selected Cases --
Acknowledgments --
Notes --
Index
Summary:Does the green movement remain a transformative force in American life? In Environment in the Balance Jonathan Cannon interprets a wide range of U.S. Supreme Court decisions over four decades and explores the current ferment among activists, to gauge the practical and cultural impact of environmentalism and its future prospects.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780674425965
9783110439687
9783110438703
9783110665901
DOI:10.4159/9780674425965
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Jonathan Z. Cannon.