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Informationen zum Autor By Lowell E. Baier Klappentext Next Generation INDIE Book Awards Grand Prize Winner, Best Non-Fiction Book in 2017; and Winner in the Science/Nature/Environment categoryFinalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in Ecology and EnvironmentIn this book, Lowell E. Baier, one of America's preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of Americas' resources management, focusing on litigations, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys' fees. He provides the first book-length comprehensive examination of the little-known Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and its role in environmental litigation. Originally intended to support veterans, the disabled and small business, the EAJA, Baier argues, now paralyzes America's public land management agencies. Baier introduces readers to the history of EAJA, examines the many beneficiaries of the law, describes in depth 20 of the most prominent litigious environmental groups in America, and recommends carefully tailored amendments to the EAJA to correct environmental abuses of the law while protecting legitimate interests. Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act will be a valuable resource for the environmental legal community, environmentalists, practitioners at all levels of government, and all readers interested in environmental policy and the rise of the administrative state. Zusammenfassung Lowell E. Baier, one of America’s preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of Americas’ resources management, focusing on litigations, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys’ fees. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in environmental policy and the rise of the administrative state. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Title Page List of Illustrations Prologue: Environmental Litigation and Its Consequences Author's Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Growth of Government Regulation in the United States The New Deal and the Foundation of the Administrative State The Administrative Procedure Act and Control Over Agencies Expanding Entitlements The Great Society: Kennedy and Johnson The Era of Public Interest Law: Civil Rights, Consumerism and Environmentalism Environmental Litigation and Broadening the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Chapter 2: The Development of the Equal Access to Justice Act Early EAJA Proposals: Expanding the Public Interest Mandate Narrowing and Focusing the Legislation: Responding to a Devastating Economic Crisis and Bureaucratic Blitzkrieg EAJA: The Evolution of a Unique Small Business Bill The 1980 Presidential Election and the Reagan Revolution Wisconsin's 1980 2nd District Congressional Election Campaign: A Microcosm of the Presidential Election The Voice of the Silent Majority: America's Small Business Community Resonates Through the Presidential Election Campaign 1980 EAJA Hearings and Chairman Kastenmeier's Dilemma The September 3-4, 1980 Mark-Up of EAJA S. 265: Resurrection of a Pariah, the 501(c)(3) Financial Exemption Paranoia in the Capitol: EAJA's Enactment Becomes Politically Pragmatic Chapter 3: Use and Amendment of the Equal Access to Justice Act from 1981 to 1985 EAJA 101: How It Works Moving EAJA from Temporary Legislation to Permanent Legislation The Financial Exemption for 501(c)(3) Organizations President Regan's Rejection of EAJA's Reauthorization Chapter 4: Success and Expansion of the Equal Access to Justice Act After 1985 Expanding EAJA's Coverage and Reporting EAJA's Successes Imitating EAJA Successful Users of EAJA Small Businesses Veterans Social Security Beneficiaries Native Peoples Immigrants Exceptions: Cases Where EAJA Does Not Apply Regulatory Shifts in the 1980's and 1990's Further Amendments to EAJA Chapter 5: The Universe of the Eco-Crus...
