This paper focuses on a type of voluntary pollution abatement agreement (VA) in which the regulator offers regulatory relief for the participating firm in exchange for environmental improvements. If the regulator does not have statutory authority to provide regulatory relief, the VA can leave the firm more vulnerable to legal challenges through citizen lawsuits. I use a model of negotiated VAs ...

Abstract Addressing inequality is recognized a worldwide development objective. The literature has primarily focused on examining economic or social inequality, but rarely environmental inequality. Centering the discussion factors does not provide holistic view of because it multidimensional and several facets may overlap imposing disproportionate burden vulnerable communities. This study inves...