Environmental policy : new directions for the twenty-first century / edited by Norman J. Vig, Carleton College, Michael E. Kraft, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.

Includes index.

PrefaceAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsPart I. Environmental Policy and Politics in Transition1. U.S. Environmental Policy: Achievements and New Directions - Michael E. Kraft and Norman J. Vig2. Racing to the Top, the Bottom, or the Middle of the Pack? The Evolving State Government Role in Environmental Protection - Barry G. Rabe3. Environmental Advocacy at the Dawn of the Trump Era: Assessing Strategies for the Preservation of Progress - Luis E. Hestres and Matthew C. NisbetPart II. Federal Institutions and Policy Change4. Presidential Powers and Environmental Policy - Norman J. Vig5. Environmental Policy in Congress - Michael E. Kraft6. Environmental Policy in the Courts - Rosemary O’Leary7. The Environmental Protection Agency - Richard N. L. AndrewsPart III. Public Policy Dilemmas8. Energy Policy: Fracking, Coal, and the Water-Energy Nexus - Edward P. Weber, David Bernell, Hilary S. Boudet, and Patricia Fernandez-Guajardo9. Eating and the Environment: Ecological Tensions in Food Production - Christopher Bosso and Nicole E. Tichenor10. Applying Market Principles to Environmental Policy - Sheila M. Olmstead11. Toward Sustainable Production: Finding Workable Strategies for Government and Industry - Daniel Press and Daniel A. Mazmanian12. Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously: What Cities Are Doing - Kent E. PortneyPart IV. Global Issues and Controversies13. Global Climate Change Governance: Where to Go After Paris? - Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer14. Environment, Population, and the Developing World - Richard J. TobinPart V. Conclusion15. Conclusion: Past and Future Environmental Challenges - Norman J. Vig and Michael E. KraftAppendices Appendix 1. Major Federal Laws on the Environment, 1969–2017 Appendix 2. Budgets of Selected Environmental and Natural Resource Agencies, 1980–2017 Appendix 3. Employees in Selected Federal Agencies and Departments, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010 Appendix 4. Federal Spending on Natural Resources and the Environment, Selected Fiscal Years, 1980–2017Index

Authoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for the twenty-first century. Students will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional constraints, and policy dilemmas that shape today's environmental politics. The Tenth Edition examines how policy has changed within federal institutions and state and local governments, as well as how environmental governance affects private sector policies and practices. The book provides in-depth examinations of public policy dilemmas including fracking, food production, urban sustainability, and the viability of using market solutions to address policy challenges. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of global issues such as climate change governance, the implications of the Paris Agreement, and the role of environmental policy in the developing world. Students walk away with a measured yet hopeful evaluation of the future challenges policymakers will confront as the American environmental movement continues to affect the political process. - Publisher