James P. Lester is Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University.

• List of Tables and Figures ixPreface and Acknowledgments xi1. Introduction / James P. Lester 1Part One. The Historical Context 2. The Evolution of Environmentalism / W. Douglas Costain and James P. Lester 153. Federalism and State Environmental Policy / James P. Lester 39Part Two. Actors and Institutions 4. Public Opinion and Environmental Policy / Riley E. Dunlap 635. Interest Groups and Environmental Policy / Helen M. Ingram, David H. Colnic, and Dean E. Mann 1156. Political Parties and Environmental Policy / Sheldon Kamieniecki 1467. Congress and Environmental Policy / Michael E. Kraft 1688. The Bureaucracy and Environmental Policy / Walter A. Rosenbaum 2069. The Courts and Environmental Policy / Lettie McSpadden 24210. Elites and Environmental Policy / Mark E. Rushefsky 275Part Three. Environmental Policy Outcomes 11. Evaluating Environmental Policy Outcomes / Evan J. Ringquist 30312. Alternative Views of the Environmental Problematic / John S. Dryzek and James P. Lester 23813. The Politics of Hope: An Eclectic Vision of the Future / Gerald B. Thomas 347Appendix: Selected Statistics on Environmental Policy 365Index 379Contributors 387

James P. Lester is Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University.

• List of Tables and Figures ixPreface and Acknowledgments xi1. Introduction / James P. Lester 1Part One. The Historical Context 2. The Evolution of Environmentalism / W. Douglas Costain and James P. Lester 153. Federalism and State Environmental Policy / James P. Lester 39Part Two. Actors and Institutions 4. Public Opinion and Environmental Policy / Riley E. Dunlap 635. Interest Groups and Environmental Policy / Helen M. Ingram, David H. Colnic, and Dean E. Mann 1156. Political Parties and Environmental Policy / Sheldon Kamieniecki 1467. Congress and Environmental Policy / Michael E. Kraft 1688. The Bureaucracy and Environmental Policy / Walter A. Rosenbaum 2069. The Courts and Environmental Policy / Lettie McSpadden 24210. Elites and Environmental Policy / Mark E. Rushefsky 275Part Three. Environmental Policy Outcomes 11. Evaluating Environmental Policy Outcomes / Evan J. Ringquist 30312. Alternative Views of the Environmental Problematic / John S. Dryzek and James P. Lester 23813. The Politics of Hope: An Eclectic Vision of the Future / Gerald B. Thomas 347Appendix: Selected Statistics on Environmental Policy 365Index 379Contributors 387

James P. Lester is Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University.

• List of Tables and Figures ixPreface and Acknowledgments xi1. Introduction / James P. Lester 1Part One. The Historical Context 2. The Evolution of Environmentalism / W. Douglas Costain and James P. Lester 153. Federalism and State Environmental Policy / James P. Lester 39Part Two. Actors and Institutions 4. Public Opinion and Environmental Policy / Riley E. Dunlap 635. Interest Groups and Environmental Policy / Helen M. Ingram, David H. Colnic, and Dean E. Mann 1156. Political Parties and Environmental Policy / Sheldon Kamieniecki 1467. Congress and Environmental Policy / Michael E. Kraft 1688. The Bureaucracy and Environmental Policy / Walter A. Rosenbaum 2069. The Courts and Environmental Policy / Lettie McSpadden 24210. Elites and Environmental Policy / Mark E. Rushefsky 275Part Three. Environmental Policy Outcomes 11. Evaluating Environmental Policy Outcomes / Evan J. Ringquist 30312. Alternative Views of the Environmental Problematic / John S. Dryzek and James P. Lester 23813. The Politics of Hope: An Eclectic Vision of the Future / Gerald B. Thomas 347Appendix: Selected Statistics on Environmental Policy 365Index 379Contributors 387