Title: Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act : environmental litigation and the crippling battle over America's lands, endangered species, and critical habitats /
Authors: Baier, Lowell E.
Year: 2016
Subjects: United States.; Equal Access to Justice Act (United States); Environmental law United States Trial practice.; Lawyers Fees United States; Costs (Law) United States.; Costs (Law); Environmental law Trial practice; Lawyers Fees; United States
Abstract: "In this book, Lowell E. Baier, one of America's preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of U.S. natural resources, focusing on litigation, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys' fees. He provides the first book-length, comprehensive examination of the little-known Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and its role in environmental litigation. Originally intended to support veterans, the disabled, and small businesses, Baier argues that EAJA now paralyzes America's public land management agencies. Baier introduces readers to the history of EAJA, examines the many beneficiaries of the law, describes in depth twenty of the most prominent litigious environmental groups in America, and recommends carefully tailored amendments to EAJA to correct environmental abuses of the law while protecting legitimate interests. Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act will be a valuable resource for the environmental legal community, environmentalists, practitioners at all levels of government, and all readers interested in environmental policy and the rise of the administrative state"--Unedited summary from book jacket.
Contents: The growth of government regulation in the United States -- The development of the Equal Access to Justice Act -- Use and amendment of the Equal Access to Justice Act from 1981 to 1985 -- Success and expansion of the Equal Access to Justice Act after 1985 -- The universe of the eco-crusaders -- Barbarians at the gate : saints and sinners -- The environmental litigation crisis -- Cooperative conservation: preempting listings and building trust -- Abuses of the Equal Access to Justice Act : endangered species and beyond -- Reforming the Equal Access to Justice Act.