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Understanding State Rulemaking Processes: Developing Fracking Rules in C olorado, N ew Y ork, and O hio
Author(s) -
Rinfret Sara,
Cook Jeffrey J.,
Pautz Michelle C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/ropr.12060
Subject(s) - rulemaking , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , public administration , political science , process (computing) , state government , business , public relations , law , computer science , local government , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , operating system
Rulemaking is an integral component of environmental policy at both the federal and state level; however, rulemaking at the state level is understudied. With this research, we begin to fill that gap by focusing on rulemaking regarding the issue of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in three states: C olorado, N ew Y ork, and O hio. This policy issue is well suited to begin exploring state‐level rulemaking processes because the federal government has left fracking regulation to the states. Through semistructured interviews with a range of actors in the rulemaking process across these states, we establish a foundation from which future research in this area may build. This exploratory research yields some valuable insights into the roles different stakeholders are playing in regulating fracking in these three states, and our findings may be useful for explaining state‐level rulemaking more generally.