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100			_aO'Leary Rosemary
245			_aFive trends in government liability under environmental laws: implications for public administration
362			_a53(6), Nov-Dec 93, p.542-59
520			_aWhat are the implications of our changing environmental laws for U.S. public administration? In this article, Rosemary O'Leary examines five trends in government liability under environemntal laws: (1) the erosion of government immunity; (2) criminal liability of lower and middle level government employees; (3) increased reporting requirements; (4) the municipality as water pollution control agency; and (5) liability for regulatory takings. O'Leary concludes that these developments will prompt nothing less than a fundamental change in public administration as we know it today. Proactive steps, such as using the budgetary process as a defensive mechanism, are suggested as a means of addressing the challenges t
650			_a Pollution -- U.S.A.
650			_a Public Administration -- U.S.A.
650			_aEnvironmental Policy -- U.S.A.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
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