Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables ix
Chapter 1 The American Political Setting and the Environment 1
Chapter 2 American Federalism and Environmental Politics 21
Personal Profile: Mary Nichols and CARB: Environmental Champions 28
Case Study: The Dynamics of Implementation and Enforcement I: Mountaintop Removal in West Virginia 33
Case Study: The Dynamics of Implementation and Enforcement II: Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise in South Florida 39
Chapter 3 Public Opinion, Interest Groups, and the Environment 47
Case Study: Climate Change and Public Opinion 50
Personal Profile: Robert F Kennedy Jr. 56
Case Study: Interest Group Activism and the Place of Wolves in the Rocky Mountain Regions 65
Chapter 4 Congress, the Legislative Process, and the Environment 71
Personal Profile: Senator Susan Collins: Environmental Defender 81
Case Study: Cap and Trade: Failure to Pass a Climate Bill 85
Chapter 5 The Environmental Presidency 99
Personal Profile: FDR and the "Golden Age" 99
Case Study: Leaving a Legacy: Barack Obama and Climate Change 104
Chapter 6 Executive Agencies and the Environment 123
Personal Profile: Steven Chu: The Scientist in Charge 127
Case Study: EPA Regulations of Carbon Emissions 131
Chapter 7 The Environmental Court 149
Personal Profile: The Environment: Friend and Supporter versus a "Slash-and-Burn" Opponent 159
Case Study: The Court and '"Those Dam Fish": TVA v. Hill (1978) 164
Case Study: Climate Crisis is Real, Mr. Limbaugh, REAL! 166
Chapter 8 The Global Environment 171
Guest Essay: Solidarity Norms and International Climate Change Cooperation, by Christina Slentz 182
Case Study: Biodiversity and Endangered Species 199
Chapter 9 American Politics and the Environment: Conclusion 205
Notes 225
Index 249