The Public Trust Doctrine – A Tool to Make Federal Administrative Agencies Increase Protection of Public Land and Its Resources
Year: 1988
Type: article
Abstract: INTRODUCTIONThere are approximately 727,000,000 acres of federal public land in the United States.! Upon this land there are almost 86,000 miles of streams containing trout, salmon and other fish, thousands of recreational areas, wild animals including burros, horses, caribou, bear, deer, antelope, and an immense variety of other natural resources.2 Several federal agencies are responsible for administrating public land and its diverse resources.Within the Department of the Interior these include, among others, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service. 3 Additionally, the Forest Service is within the Department of Agriculture.4 Concerned citizen and environmental groups have attacked decisions by each of these agencies regarding use of natural resources.5 One area of continuing controversy stems from the agen-
Source: bepress Legal Repository
Author: Susan Baer
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1541643679