An American Reset ― Safe Water & a Workable Model of Federalism

67 Pages Posted: 6 Sep 2016 Last revised: 22 Sep 2022

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Cara Cunningham Warren

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Date Written: 2016

Abstract

The Flint Water Crisis is not an isolated event. It is a case study that reveals a fault line in our cooperative federalism model: We are relying on an increasingly inappropriate power structure to guarantee the safety of our water supply--one that places the heaviest burden on the least powerful actor. (Similar issues have been brought into stark relief during the global Coronavirus pandemic.) This article proposes a ‘reset’ of our federalism model in order to promote better governance and accountability.

Keywords: lead, contaminated water, Baltimore, Chicago, Newark, New York, Milwaukee, NRDC, Washington, Federalism, Flint Water, Safe Drinking Water, Coronavirus pandemic

Suggested Citation

Cunningham Warren, Cara, An American Reset ― Safe Water & a Workable Model of Federalism (2016). 27 Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 51 (2016)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2832440

Cara Cunningham Warren (Contact Author)

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law ( email )

651 E. Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226
United States

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