Using Daniel Elazar's metaphor of federalism as a matrix, as expanded by Robert Agranoff, this article explores how state and national political and administrative actors continue to redefine environmental federalism. The willingness of states to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

This paper reports on an exploratory study of the role of risk analysis in seven federal agencies concerned with health, safety, and environmental regulation. Interviews with key decision-makers suggest that the use of risk analysis has increased in recent years, but that its employment in risk...