Are Republicans Bad for the Environment?

IF 1.7 2区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

State Politics & Policy Quarterly Pub Date : 2020-07-27 DOI:10.1177/1532440020941794

Luke Fowler, J. Kettler

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Abstract

Abstract Does the partisanship of officeholders affect environmental outcomes? The popular perception is that Republicans are bad for the environment, but complicating factors like federalism may limit this outcome. Using a dataset that tracks toxic releases over 20 years, we examine how partisan control of executive and legislative branches at both state and federal levels affect environmental policy. Moving beyond the passage of policies or environmental program spending allows us to fully understand the impact of Republicans on the environment. In addition, we take into account structural complications that may shape the relationship between Republican control and environmental outcomes. We find that the conventional wisdom that Republicans are bad for the environment has some validity, but it is dependent on what offices Republican elected officials occupy. More specifically, Republicans significantly affect toxic chemical releases when occupying governorships and controlling Congress. Our conclusions provide further insight into understanding how partisanship affects environmental outcomes, including how partisanship composition across the federal system matters.

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共和党对环境有害吗?

摘要官员的党派偏见会影响环境结果吗？人们普遍认为共和党人对环境不利，但联邦制等复杂因素可能会限制这一结果。使用一个追踪20年来有毒物质排放的数据集，我们研究了州和联邦层面对行政和立法部门的党派控制如何影响环境政策。超越政策或环境项目支出的通过，我们可以充分了解共和党人对环境的影响。此外，我们还考虑了可能影响共和党控制与环境结果之间关系的结构性复杂性。我们发现，共和党人对环境有害的传统观点有一定的道理，但这取决于共和党民选官员的职位。更具体地说，共和党人在担任州长和控制国会时，会对有毒化学物质的释放产生重大影响。我们的结论为理解党派之争如何影响环境结果提供了进一步的见解，包括整个联邦系统的党派构成如何重要。

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State Politics & Policy Quarterly POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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2.00

自引率

6.70%

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期刊介绍： State Politics & Policy Quarterly (SPPQ) features studies that develop general hypotheses of political behavior and policymaking and test these hypotheses using the unique methodological advantages of the states. It also includes field review essays and a section entitled “The Practical Researcher,” which is a service-oriented feature designed to provide a data, methodological, and assessment resource for those conducting research on state politics. SPPQ is the official journal of the State Politics and Policy section of the American Political Science Association and is published by the University of Illinois Press for the Institute of Legislative Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield.