Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Federalism in Regards to the Watershed Issues in the United States
. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This is a 5 page paper discussing federalism in regards to watershed and water system deterioration in the U.S. Geoffrey O’Gara’s book “What You See in Clear Water: Life on the Wind River Reservation” touches on a local watershed issue which has seen the involvement of local, state and federal authorities and agencies which has not led to the betterment of the water system. The Native Americans in Wyoming near the Wind River want to reclaim the watershed rights in order to reclaim and revitalize the water system. The state however wants to maintain control of the water system. This is one example of state and federal mismanagement across the United States which has seen a massive depletion in the fauna in the water systems and almost half of the rivers and lakes in the country considered threatened by the Environmental Protection Agency. Federalism has retained control over the water system mainly because of the factors which have endangered the systems such as agriculture, industry, grazing and urbanization are all considered “better” for the economy of the nation.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_TJOGara1.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
local watershed issue which has seen the involvement of local, state and federal authorities and agencies which has not led to the betterment of the water system. The Native Americans
in Wyoming near the Wind River want to reclaim the watershed rights in order to reclaim and revitalize the water system. The state however wants to maintain control of the
water system. This is one example of state and federal mismanagement across the United States which has seen a massive depletion in the fauna in the water systems and almost
half of the rivers and lakes in the country considered threatened by the Environmental Protection Agency. Federalism has retained control over the water system mainly because of the factors which
have endangered the systems such as agriculture, industry, grazing and urbanization are all considered "better" for the economy of the nation. In Geoffrey
OGaras book "What You See in Clear Water: Life on the Wind River Reservation" he explores the political, legal and possession issues which accompany reservation politics involving watershed and land
conservation in Wyoming. OGara tells of the historical occurrences during the frontier days when local tribes saw their land and water rights disappear as the federal government offered land to
settlers and encouraged them to irrigate their farms. To this day the Shoshone and Arapaho tribes are still trying to negotiate with local farmers in order to get water rights
(OGara, 2000; Bovee, 2001). The tribes efforts proved to be fruitless after 150 years of unsuccessful negotiations until after an eleven year court battle the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the
1989 Shoshone and Arapaho tribal claims to the water rights; the first Native American water rights settlement which was affirmed in all levels of the court system (OGara, 2000; Bovee,
...