American Politics and the Environment, Second Edition / Byron W. Daynes, Glen Sussman, and Jonathan P. West.
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The American political setting and the environment -- American federalism and environmental politics -- Case study : climate change and sea- level rise in South Florida -- Personal profile : Mary Nichols and Carb : environmental champions -- Public opinion, interest groups, and the environment -- Case study : interest groups activism and the place of wolves in the Rocky Mountain regions -- Case study : climate change and public opinion -- Personal profile : Robert F Kennedy Jr -- Congress, the legislative process, and the environment -- Case study : cap and trade : failure to pass a climate bill -- Personal profile : Senator Susan Collins: environmental defender -- The environmental presidency -- Personal profile : FDR and the "golden age" -- Case study : leaving a legacy -- Barack Obama and climate change -- Executive agencies and the environment -- Personal profile : Steven Chu : the scientist in charge -- Case study : EPA regulations and carbon emissions -- The environmental court -- Personal profile : the environment : friend and supporter vs. a "slash-and-burn opponent" -- Case study: the court and those dam fish : TVA vs. Hill -- Case study : climate crisis is real, Mr. Limbaugh, real! -- The global environment -- Case study : biodiversity and endangered species -- Guest essay / Christina Slentz -- American politics and the environment : conclusion.
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