The study examines the existence of a long run effect of fuel subsidy reforms on environmental quality in Nigeria for the period 1970 to 2012 using the Johansen and the Engle-Granger two step co-integration procedure techniques. Findings from the study supported evidence of a long run...

The study tests the popular belief that Democrats (and more generally, liberals) are “green” while Republicans (more generally, conservatives) are “brown”, for several measures of California air quality indicators. We employ two alternative econometric identification strategies on...

In a bid to protect the environment, the environmental law in Kenya has deliberately imposed an obligation on persons wishing to undertake various programmes, activities or projects to undertake Environmental Impact Assessment. Indeed, Environmental Impact Assessment has mandatorily become a...

Environmental Impact Assessment is a tool in ensuring environmental protection. Projects which impact the environment significantly are assessed with the aim of predicting the consequences as well as identifying appropriate measures for minimizing the adverse effects the project may have on...

This paper evaluates a new form of public participation in environmental monitoring and regulation advanced through local "bucket brigades," which allow community members to sample air emissions near industrial facilities. These brigades represent a new form of community environmental policing,...

This paper addresses the issue of whether the powers of monitoring compliance and allocating tradeable emissions allowances within a federation of countries should be appointed to a unique federal regulator or decentralized to several local regulators. To this end, we develop a two stage game...