The Environmental Protection Agency Regulates Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Is Anyone Paying Attention?

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 263-280

  Cook, Jeffrey J ^a   Rinfret, Sara R ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b HARTWICK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy; Governance; Regional governance

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84878197353     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12017     Document Type: Article

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