40 Years Later: Are U.S. Environmental Laws Still Appropriate?

This article was previously published by PublicCEO.com.

California Attorney Andre Monette Examines the Question Using the Los Angeles River as an Example

Many of the nation's toughest environmental laws were passed in the late 1960's and early 1970's when it seems the American people first realized that there could be a limit to the natural resources at our disposal. Congress took action, passing a litany of environmental regulations that were signed into law with bipartisan support.  After more than 40 years of progress, it is increasingly clear that fully implementing many of these landmark environmental laws will require tough decisions about the costs and benefits involved.