James K. Conant is Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.Peter J. Balint is Associate Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.

In this slim volume, Conant and Balint offer a comprehensive and rewarding history of the U.S. CEQ and the EPA. They ground their assessment in organizational lifecycle models and explore a variety of intriguing questions about the two agencies. Of particular importance is their rigorous analysis of EPA funding over time, which has major implications for the agency's effectiveness during periods of heightened political controversy over environmental policy.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Environmental Politics, Policy, and Administration in the United StatesChapter 2: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Rise of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, and the Political Drama of the Next Three DecadesChapter 3: Lifecycle Models of Organizations Chapter 4: The Council on Environmental Quality: 1970-2010 Chapter 5: The Environmental Protection Agency: 1970-2010 Chapter 6: Comparing the Paths of the CEQ and the EPA and Assessing the Lifecycle Models Chapter 7: The Future of the CEQ and the EPA: 2015-2035PostscriptAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex

James K. Conant is Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.Peter J. Balint is Associate Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.

In this slim volume, Conant and Balint offer a comprehensive and rewarding history of the U.S. CEQ and the EPA. They ground their assessment in organizational lifecycle models and explore a variety of intriguing questions about the two agencies. Of particular importance is their rigorous analysis of EPA funding over time, which has major implications for the agency's effectiveness during periods of heightened political controversy over environmental policy.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Environmental Politics, Policy, and Administration in the United StatesChapter 2: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Rise of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, and the Political Drama of the Next Three DecadesChapter 3: Lifecycle Models of Organizations Chapter 4: The Council on Environmental Quality: 1970-2010 Chapter 5: The Environmental Protection Agency: 1970-2010 Chapter 6: Comparing the Paths of the CEQ and the EPA and Assessing the Lifecycle Models Chapter 7: The Future of the CEQ and the EPA: 2015-2035PostscriptAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex

James K. Conant is Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.Peter J. Balint is Associate Professor in the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University.

In this slim volume, Conant and Balint offer a comprehensive and rewarding history of the U.S. CEQ and the EPA. They ground their assessment in organizational lifecycle models and explore a variety of intriguing questions about the two agencies. Of particular importance is their rigorous analysis of EPA funding over time, which has major implications for the agency's effectiveness during periods of heightened political controversy over environmental policy.

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Environmental Politics, Policy, and Administration in the United StatesChapter 2: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Rise of Environmental Protection in the 1970s, and the Political Drama of the Next Three DecadesChapter 3: Lifecycle Models of Organizations Chapter 4: The Council on Environmental Quality: 1970-2010 Chapter 5: The Environmental Protection Agency: 1970-2010 Chapter 6: Comparing the Paths of the CEQ and the EPA and Assessing the Lifecycle Models Chapter 7: The Future of the CEQ and the EPA: 2015-2035PostscriptAppendix 1Appendix 2NotesBibliographyIndex