Understanding a Period of Policy Change: The Case of Hydraulic Fracturing Disclosure Policy in Colorado

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 65-87

  Heikkila, Tanya ^a   Pierce, Jonathan J ^a   Gallaher, Samuel ^a   Kagan, Jennifer ^a   Crow, Deserai A ^b   Weible, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Environment; Governance; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896346949     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12058     Document Type: Article

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