Environmental Sustainability
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Abstract
In this issue of State and Local Government Review’s Government Matters Section, two articles examine the implementation of energy sustainability programs. One article examines how state capacity affected the plans of the U.S. government to fund state energy programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The other article examines local-level citizen participation in environmental issues both in the United States and in Kyrgyzstan. The two essays are complementary; they examine different levels of government and different countries. The ARRA article presents an analysis using published data and examines program-specific cases. The citizen participation piece uses cases studied in three cities to illustrate principles for local participation.