The National Environmental Policy Act and the Battle for Control of Environmental Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12178281 |
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| Authors | John Hart (0000-0003-3919-8125), John Fraser Hart (Australian National University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 04 |
| Pages | 464-487 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Policy History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0898-0306 • E-ISSN: 1528-4190 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0898030619000186 |
| OpenAlex | W2972616834 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
In 1969, a public debate between President Nixon and Congress took place during the legislative passage of the National Environmental Policy Act and centered on two very different and competing conceptions of how presidential advice should be organized in the Executive Office of the President. It focused on the proposed establishment of the Council on Environmental Quality. The outcome of the ensuing battle represented a complete victory for congressional interests against the expressed wishes of the president. The nature of the debate has been overlooked in the literature on the presidency, but it highlights fundamental issues about agency design and presidential control of the institutional presidency. It also highlights broader concerns about the degree of congressional involvement in shaping the Executive Office of the President
Agency (philosophy · Battle · Control (management · Economics · Executive branch · Legislature · Management · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Presidential system · Sociology · Victory · American Environmental and Regional History · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Law · Public Administration · Water Quality and Resources Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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