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THE COSTS OF CONFLICTING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: A CASE STUDY IN MILWAUKEE 1
Author(s) -
Page G. William,
Weinstein Ah C.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1982.tb00051.x
Subject(s) - milestone , environmental policy , pollution , supreme court , water pollution , environmental planning , political science , natural resource economics , environmental science , economics , law , chemistry , history , environmental chemistry , ecology , archaeology , biology
The history of the Milwaukee water pollution abatement program is examined as a case study to investigate the costs of conflicting environmental policy. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning the Milwaukee case is described as a milestone in U.S. water pollution abatement policy which will help preclude the type of environmental policy conflict which has been found to be so costly to Milwaukee. The implications to U.S. water pollution abatement policy of the 13‐year history of conflict in Milwaukee are presented.