1970, ISBN: 0875802257

Before the 1960s, state regulatory officials responsible for protecting Great Lakes water quality followed a policy of "cooperative pragmatism" that was based on the principles of volunta… More...

Before the 1960s, state regulatory officials responsible for protecting Great Lakes water quality followed a policy of "cooperative pragmatism" that was based on the principles of voluntarism, informal cooperation, and localism. During the 1960s, however, this regulatory system splintered as a result of increasing levels of pollution, the rise of environmentalism, and entrepreneurial politics at the federal level. Grass roots protest activity in the major cities of the Great Lakes Basin, supported by local media coverage and sympathetic members of Congress, led to federal intervention to "save our lakes."Gradually, a new system of regulation emerged that was characterized by formal procedures, legal conflict, and national standardization. In the past, state regulators had based individual waste treatment requirements on the receiving water's primary uses, economic considerations, and other local factors. But new federal legislation established a national discharge permit program that forced regulators to seek the maximum treatment feasible, as determined by officials in Washington.Environmental and policy history intersect in this unique case study of national water pollution control policy during the seminal decades of environmental activism. Kehoe uses events in the Great Lakes region to investigate broader changes in American public policy during the era of public interest that extended from the late 1960s through the early 1970s. These include the americas,business and investing,earth sciences,economics,engineering,environment,environmental economics,environmental science,history,political science Environmental Science, Northern Illinois University Press<

1970, ISBN: 9780875802251

With environmental activism of the 1960s and early 1970s, the Great Lakes became a testing ground for policy regulating water quality. As fear that pollution had caused the "death" of the… More...

With environmental activism of the 1960s and early 1970s, the Great Lakes became a testing ground for policy regulating water quality. As fear that pollution had caused the "death" of the lakes spread, a broad-based popular movement pressured government and business to control the flow of pollutants into the Great Lakes.Kehoe traces the federal intervention to control pollution, shows how new federal regulation was implemented, and assesses its relation to broader changes in public policy. Tracking the evolution of water pollution regulation, he shows how the "cooperative pragmatism" of the Progressive Era gave way to public interest activism. Yet, the causes of pollution could not be fully addressed in the legal or scientific arenas, and, as Kehoe reveals, by the late 1970s it was apparent that cooperation would be necessary to control pollution. Media > Book, [PU: Northern Illinois University Press]<

ISBN: 9780875802251

Northern Illinois University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Gently used may contain ex-library markings, possibly has some light highlighting, textual notations, and or underlining. Text is st… More...

Northern Illinois University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Gently used may contain ex-library markings, possibly has some light highlighting, textual notations, and or underlining. Text is still easily readable., Northern Illinois University Press<