{"product_id":"environmental-policy-and-politics-9781138218796","title":"Environmental Policy and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering global threats such as climate change  population growth  and loss of biodiversity  as well as national  state  and local problems of environmental pollution  energy use  and natural resource use and conservation  Environmental Policy and Politics provides a comprehensive overview of U.S. policymaking processes  the legislative and administrative settings for policy decisions  the role of interest groups and public opinion in environmental politics  and the public policies that result. It helps readers understand modern environmental policy and its implications  including the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to problem-solving.  New to the Seventh Edition Each chapter includes the latest information about environmental challenges and governmental responses to them  with extensive citation of sources and websites that allow students to find the most recent studies and reports. Each chapter covers key political and policy decisions through early 2017  including presidential appointments  budgetary decisions  major legislative initiatives  and congressional actions. Each chapter introduction includes new statements about learning objectives to facilitate student understanding of key concepts and their applications  arguments advanced over environmental challenges and policies  and the goals and methods of environmental policy analysis. Chapters compare decisions about major environmental  energy  and natural resource policies among the presidential administrations of George W. Bush  Barack Obama  and Donald Trump  to the extent possible. Each chapters case studies have been changed or updated to include the latest developments and examples that should improve their appeal to students. These include controversies over the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines  the EPAs Clean Power Plan and new fuel economy standards  new policies on toxic chemicals  the role of environmental and energy policies in the 2016 elections  changes in the nations reliance on energy resources  standards for evaluating environmental and resource policies  and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Summaries of scientific studies  government reports  and policy analyses have been updated throughout the text to reflect the most current research and information in the field. All chapters include revised discussion questions and new suggested readings. The writing and flow of material have been improved throughout to make the chapters more accessible and useful to students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280462372917,"sku":"ByrdShop_1138218790","price":32.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781138218796.jpg?v=1780637321","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/environmental-policy-and-politics-9781138218796","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}