Environmental Politics Domestic and Global

This comprehensive and balanced text examines the history, organizations, interest groups, and processes that shape domestic and global environmental politics.

Preface

vii

About the Author

xv

Introduction

1

(10)

A Historical Framework for Environmental Protection

11

(24)

Germination of an Idea: From the Colonial Period to 1900

12

(3)

Progressive Reforms and Conservationism: 1900-1945

15

(2)

Recreation and the Age of Ecology: Post-World War II to 1969

17

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

The Hudson River Fishermen's Association

18

(2)

Robert H. Boyle

Earth Days and Deregulation: 1970-1988

20

(4)

Global Awareness and Gridlock: The 1990s

24

(5)

Notes

29

(3)

For Further Reading

32

(3)

Participants in the Environmental Debate

35

(26)

U.S. Environmental Organizations

37

(3)

The Environmental Justice Movement

40

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

Green Party Legislator

41

(2)

Audie Bock

Environmental Opposition in the United States

43

(5)

The Global Dimension

48

(6)

International Governmental Organizations

54

(3)

Notes

57

(2)

For Further Reading

59

(2)

The Political Process

61

(32)

The Executive Branch Agencies

62

(4)

Presidential Leadership

66

(9)

Congressional Policy Making

75

(4)

Courts and Environmental Politics

79

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

``Father Earth''

80

(2)

Gaylord Nelson

State and Local Policy Making

82

(3)

The Media and the Environment

85

(3)

Notes

88

(2)

For Further Reading

90

(3)

Public and Private Lands

93

(20)

The Public Lands

95

(1)

``The Best Idea America Ever Had'': The National Parks

96

(4)

Grazing Rights and Wrongs

100

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

President, the Grand Canyon Trust

101

(4)

Geoffrey Barnard

Trends in Land Use and Management

105

(1)

Private Property and Public Lands

106

(3)

Notes

109

(1)

For Further Reading

110

(3)

Waste Management and the Global Toxics Legacy

113

(26)

The Nature of Waste: Generation and Disposal

114

(8)

The Political Response

122

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

The Divine Miss M: Environmentalist

123

(5)

Nuclear and Military Waste

128

(4)

The Global Dimension

132

(2)

Policy Stalled: Too Little Too Late

134

(1)

Notes

135

(2)

For Further Reading

137

(2)

The Politics of Energy

139

(20)

The Energy Pie

141

(3)

The Nuclear Power Debate

144

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

Supplenergy

145

(3)

Orlo Stitt

The History of Policy Paralysis

148

(6)

The Global Dimension

154

(2)

Notes

156

(1)

For Further Reading

157

(2)

Managing Water Resources

159

(30)

Why Don't We Have Enough Water?

160

(3)

The American Water Wars

163

(4)

Impacts and Solutions

167

(4)

The Wetlands Issue

171

(2)

The Nature and Causes of Water Pollution

173

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

Friend of the Everglades

174

(2)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

The Politics of Water Quality

176

(4)

Toxic Contamination

180

(2)

The Global Dimension

182

(2)

Notes

184

(2)

For Further Reading

186

(3)

Air Quality: Pollution and Solutions

189

(24)

What Is Air Pollution?

191

(1)

The Responsibility Dilemma

192

(7)

Assessing the Impact of Pollution

199

(4)

Another View, Another Voice:

Chester Street Activist

203

(2)

Renee Morrison

Visibility

205

(2)

The Global Dimension

207

(2)

Notes

209

(2)

For Further Reading

211

(2)

The Global Commons

213

(30)

Transboundary Pollution

214

(1)

The United States, Mexico, and Canada

215

(4)

The North American Free Trade Agreement, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the World Trade Organization

219

(3)

The Atmosphere

222

(7)

Another View, Another Voice:

Discovering the Achilles Heel of the Universe

229

(5)

Mario J. Molina

The Oceans

234

(4)

Notes

238

(3)

For Further Reading

241

(2)

Endangered Species, Biodiversity, and Forests

243

(30)

Protective Legislation

245

(2)

International Protection Agreements

247

(3)

The Making of Wildlife Policy

250

(2)

The Role of Organized Interests

252

(1)

The Continuing Saga of Species Protection

253

(4)

Another View, Another Voice:

Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park

257

(4)

Michael Finley

The Forest Debate

261

(1)

The U.S. Timber Management Policy

261

(4)

The Global Dimension

265

(4)

Notes

269

(2)

For Further Reading

271

(2)

The Human Explosion: Managing Population Growth

273

(22)

Trends in Population and Projections

276

(5)

U.S. Population Trends and Policies

281

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

The Cato Institute

282

(2)

Stephen Moore

Global Family Planning Efforts

284

(2)

The Role of the United States

286

(4)

Implications for Policymakers

290

(1)

Notes

291

(2)

For Further Reading

293

(2)

Emerging Issues for the Twenty-First Century

295

(16)

Science and Politics

297

(3)

Collaborative Decision Making and Civic Environmentalism

300

(3)

Agriculture and Genetically Engineered Products

303

(3)

Trade and the Environment

306

(1)

Another View, Another Voice:

Director General, World Trade Organization

307

(1)

Michael Moore

Notes

308

(2)

For Further Reading

310

(1)

Appendix A Major U.S. Environmental Legislation, 1947-2000

311

(4)

Appendix B Major International Environmental Agreements, 1900-2000

315

(2)

Appendix C Environmental Film Resources

317

(6)

Index

323

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