Public administration in the environmental protection and management area: challenges and prospects of legal regulation

The problematic aspects of public administration in the area of environmental protection and management in the Russian Federation are discussed. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the regulation of the functions and powers of federal executive authorities and subjects’ executive authorities of the Russian Federation. The conclusions about the need for improvement in the approach to environmental management regulation in the Federal Law on Environmental Protection, the powers delineation between federal and regional executive authorities, and the specification and expansion of the regional state environmental monitoring objects list. The paper also presents the author’s perspective on achieving a balanced approach to environmental and economic interests.