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Examines the sources behind state-local conflict to better
understand where critical intergovernmental relationships may be
breaking down Offers a framework for understanding possible sources
behind state-local conflict, with a recognition that
intergovernmental relationships have historical roots, are
place-based, and dependent on context Defines the basic
institutional structures and offices and addresses the
intergovernmental legal environment Explores concrete issues that
have become ensnared in intergovernmental conflict via case studies
including environmental (plastic bags, climate change), social and
constitutional (confederate statues, transgender bathrooms), and
economic (living wage, affordable housing) to name a few Identifies
solutions and policy tools that build upon the strengths of state
and local governments, mitigate conflicts, and improve the quality
of life for citizens
Examines the sources behind state-local conflict to better
understand where critical intergovernmental relationships may be
breaking down Offers a framework for understanding possible sources
behind state-local conflict, with a recognition that
intergovernmental relationships have historical roots, are
place-based, and dependent on context Defines the basic
institutional structures and offices and addresses the
intergovernmental legal environment Explores concrete issues that
have become ensnared in intergovernmental conflict via case studies
including environmental (plastic bags, climate change), social and
constitutional (confederate statues, transgender bathrooms), and
economic (living wage, affordable housing) to name a few Identifies
solutions and policy tools that build upon the strengths of state
and local governments, mitigate conflicts, and improve the quality
of life for citizens
The disputes around fracking, and oil and gas policy, follow a long
tradition of complicated intergovernmental relationships.
Proponents argue that fracking supports new and well-paying jobs,
revitalizes state and local economies, and that it can help replace
reliance on other fossil fuels. Skeptics and opponents contend that
oil and gas production via fracking contaminates air and water
resources, causes earthquakes, and can ruin the character of many
communities. Examining the intergovernmental politics of the first
oil and natural gas boom of the 21st century, The Fracking Debate,
Second edition offers a holistic understanding of the politics that
characterize oil and natural gas operations, including why local
governments are challenging their state's preemptive authority, in
order to initiate a larger conversation about improving
intergovernmental relationships. Author Jonathan Fisk presents a
novel argument about the ways in which local, state, regional, and
national approaches to governance of shale gas development can work
together to reduce conflict and forward the interests of the
communities exposed to development, asking important questions such
as: What state structures govern state-local relations? What state
institutions impact and shape oil and gas production? What is the
policymaking context in the state? What are the costs and benefits
of hydraulic fracturing at the national, state, and local levels?
How are risks and rewards distributed within states? What local
policies have challenged the state, and why would local communities
challenge the state? The result is a book that demonstrates that
when stakeholders acknowledge their interdependencies and one
another's expertise, they create, design, and implement more
responsive, strategic, and targeted public policies. The Fracking
Debate, Second edition will be required reading for courses on oil
and gas policy in the United States, environmental politics, and
domestic energy politics, as well as a vital reference for
practitioners and policymakers working in these fields.
Although a technique for hydraulic fracturing - more commonly known
as fracking - was developed and implemented in the 1970s in Texas,
fracking of the Marcellus Shale formation that stretches from West
Virginia through Pennsylvania to New York did not begin in earnest
until the twenty-first century. Unconventional natural gas
production via fracking has ignited debate, challenged regulators,
and added to the complexity of twenty-first-century natural
resource management. Through a longitudinal study taken from 2000
to 2015, Jonathan M. Fisk, Soren Jordan, and A. J. Good examine how
the management of natural resources functions relative to specific
regulatory actions including inspections, identifying violations,
and the use of specific regulatory tools. Ultimately, they find
that factors as disparate as state policy goals, elected officials,
the availability of data, inspectors, front-line staff, and the use
of technology form a context that, in turn, shapes the use of
specific regulatory tools and decisions
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