The origin and nature of evironmental contamination -- The nature and assessment of the harm -- Economics and the environment -- Addressing pollution through the tort system -- Administrative law: the roles of congress, the president, the agencies, and the courts in shaping environmental policy...

This article addresses the three procedures by which negotiation is most commonly used to develop or implement environmental policy in the United States: negotiated rulemaking, negotiated implementation, and negotiated compliance. It also addresses a fourth type of policy-relevant negotiation --...

In the health, safety, and environmental area, negotiated rulemaking, implementation, and compliance are proposed by their advocates as delivering two primary benefits: reduced rulemaking time and decreased litigation over a final agency rule. The experience to date, however, indicates that...