Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Minnesota Law Review
Abstract
Five years ago, I challenged the race-to-the-bottom rationale for allocating to the federal government responsibility over environmental regulation. Last year, I criticized the manner in which the federal environmental statutes have dealt with the problem of interstate externalities. In two more recent works, I have further extended my analysis of federalism and environmental regulation. In the past few months, articles by Kirsten Engel, Daniel Esty, Joshua Sarnoff, and Peter Swire have taken issue with my work in this area, particularly with my indictment of the race-to-the-bottom rationale for federal environmental regulation. In this essay, I respond to these critics, hoping that the ensuing debate will help to clarify a set of issues that has considerable public policy significance.
First Page
535
Volume
82
Publication Date
1997
Recommended Citation
Richard L. Revesz,
The Race to the Bottom and Federal Environmental Regulation: A Response to Critics,
82
Minnesota Law Review
535
(1997).
Available at:
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-articles/947
