Gary C. Bryner

GARY C. BRYNER, was named director of the Natural Resources Law Center in August 1999. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in Economics from the University of Utah, a PhD from Cornell University in Government, and a J.D. from Brigham Young University. He has been a guest fellow at the Brookings Institution, The National Academy of Public Administration, and the Natural Resources Law Center. He is a member of the steering committee of the National Clean Air Network. Before coming to the Center, he directed the Public Policy program at Brigham Young University.

New Tools for Improving Government Regulation: An Assessment of Emissions Trading and Other Market-Based Regulatory Tools

This report examines the use of market-based regulatory tools by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal and state regulatory agencies. These regulatory tools, including emissions trading programs and marketable permits and emission taxes, have been widely heralded as central to the next generation of regulatory laws and programs. They promise to dramatically reduce the cost of achieving environmental goals, giving regulated industries more flexibility, and integrating regulatory requirements into overall business goals.

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GARY C. BRYNER, was named director of the Natural Resources Law Center in August 1999. He has bachelor's and master's degrees in Economics from the University of Utah, a PhD from Cornell University in Government, and a J.D. from Brigham Young University. He has been a guest fellow at the Brookings Institution, The National Academy of Public Administration, and the Natural Resources Law Center. He is a member of the steering committee of the National Clean Air Network. Before coming to the Center, he directed the Public Policy program at Brigham Young University. His research interests include international environmental law and policy, air pollution law, and public lands and wilderness policy and law.