American politics and the environment
By: Byron W. Daynes, Glen Sussman, and Jonathan P. West
Contributors: Sussman, Glen; West, Jonathan P. (Jonathan Page), 1941-
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781438459332; 9781438459349
Subjects: Environmental policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The American political setting and the environment; title: American federalism and environmental politics; title: Case study : climate change and sea- level rise in South Florida; title: Personal profile : Mary Nichols and Carb : environmental champions; title: Public opinion, interest groups, and the environment; title: Case study : interest groups activism and the place of wolves in the Rocky Mountain regions; title: Case study : climate change and public opinion; title: Personal profile : Robert F Kennedy Jr; title: Congress, the legislative process, and the environment; title: Case study : cap and trade : failure to pass a climate bill; title: Personal profile : Senator Susan Collins: environmental defender; title: The environmental presidency; title: Personal profile : FDR and the "golden age"; title: Case study : leaving a legacy; title: Barack Obama and climate change; title: Executive agencies and the environment; title: Personal profile : Steven Chu : the scientist in charge; title: Case study : EPA regulations and carbon emissions; title: The environmental court; title: Personal profile : the environment : friend and supporter vs. a "slash-and-burn opponent"; title: Case study: the court and those dam fish : TVA vs. Hill; title: Case study : climate crisis is real, Mr. Limbaugh, real!; title: The global environment; title: Case study : biodiversity and endangered species; title: Guest essay / Christina Slentz; title: American politics and the environment : conclusion.