Fighting Westway : environmental law, citizen activism, and the regulatory war that transformed New York City /
William W. Buzbee.
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Westway plan -- Highways, subways, and the seeds of dissent -- The art of regulatory war -- The road warriors and the new environment -- Searching for Westway's Achilles heel : air pollution? -- Westway's fill and America's protected waters -- The public fish story -- Enter the independent federal judiciary and the power of law -- Reexamining the 1971-1982 debacles -- Westway's second chance -- The trial crucible -- The cross examination -- Judgment days -- Assessing Westway's outcome -- Epilogue : if Westway were proposed today?.
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Express highways--Law and legislation--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century. Express highways--Environmental aspects--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century. Green movement--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.