Bücher der Reihe Environmental History Series

Shows how federal courts and agencies have failed to implement many of the values and goals fundamental to the success of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This book examines NEPA's origins, and addresses how it had been implemented and enforced, and highlights its shortcomings.

Drawing on extensive archival work as well as the existing secondary literature, Sterling Evans has woven an intricate story that will change our understanding of the complex, transnational history of the North American continent.