National security and environmental protection: new realities in American public policy
by Eric J. Fitch
Interdisciplinary Environmental Review (IER), Vol. 6, No. 1, 2004

Abstract: Definitions of ''National Security'' revolve around the ability of a nation to defend borders and project power. Some have challenged these definitions and tried expanding the concept to include environmental protection as part of national interest. This idea hasn't achieved broad acceptance and the core remained focused on the activities of the military. In the United States post-September 11 2001, these areas were thrust together and conflicts of authorities arose. This article examines conflicts that have arisen in American policy revolving around environmental protection and national security; in particular in the areas of public dissemination of environmental information, Community Right-To-Know, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power Regulation, and Defense Department compliance with environmental laws.

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