Handbook of U.S. Environmental Policy

Edited by David M. Konisky, Professor, Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, US

'David Konisky and his co-authors have created the new standard text for U.S. environmental policy. Their ambitious book spans the breadth of environmental politics and policy-making, from institutions and policy tools to lobbying and climate change. Most important, these issues are presented by the best in the field. The authors list presents the Dream Team of today's powerhouse environmental politics and governance scholars.'--James Salzman, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Santa Barbara, US'A superb collection! Konisky has brought together dozens of renowned scholars to synthesize research on the topics they know best. The volume situates U.S. environmental policy in a half-century of political history, but is equally forward-looking in its treatment of current policy challenges, especially related to the transformations needed to address climate change.'--Megan Mullin, Duke University, US'This extremely comprehensive collection of original and well-researched essays makes an important and much needed contribution to our understanding of current issues in American environmental politics and policies. By bringing together the best of current research, it will become an invaluable resource for scholars and help set future research agendas.'--David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley, US

• Contents:1 Introduction: U.S. environmental policy research in uncertain times 1David M. KoniskyPART I POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS2 Power, partisanship, and contingency: the president and U.S. environmental policy 11Christopher McGrory Klyza3 How the study of Congress and the environment can help us understand vexing problems of representation 25Sarah E. Anderson (with Meghan Cook)4 The Environmental Protection Agency: policy and administration in a turbulent setting 39Brian J. Cook5 U.S. natural resource agencies, management and policies 53Edward P. Weber6 American courts and U.S. environmental policy 67Andrew Osorio and Rosemary O’Leary7 Federalism and the states 79Neal D. Woods8 Local environmental policy in the United States 93Sara HughesPART II POLITICS AND BEHAVIOR9 Issue framing and agenda setting 108Sarah Pralle10 Elections and parties in environmental politics 126Parrish Bergquist and Christopher Warshaw11 Interest groups in environmental policy: navigating rocky political terrain 142Melissa K. Merry12 Public opinion and the environment: an evolving literature 156James W. Stoutenborough13 Promises and challenges of citizen engagement in risk and environmental decision making 170Seth Tuler and Thomas WeblerPART III POLICY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES14 The contested politics of environmental rulemaking 187Colin Provost and Brian J. Gerber15 Pricing pollution through market-based instruments 202Joseph E. Aldy16 Regulating by performance, not prescription: the use of performance standards in environmental policy 217Daniel J. Fiorino and Manjyot Ahluwalia17 Information provision 231Jay P. Shimshack18 Calling all volunteers: industry self-regulation on the environment 243Lily Hsueh19 Collaborative governance: from simple partnerships to complex systems 257Meghan Klasic and Mark LubellPART IV CLIMATE CHANGE20 The dynamics of federal climate policy conflict 275Matto Mildenberger21 States of crisis: subnational inaction on climate change in the United States 289Leah C. Stokes and Hanna L. Breetz22 To engage, or not to engage? U.S. foreign policy on climate and clean energy 302Jonas Meckling and Thijs Van de Graaf23 Advocacy, social movements, and climate change 315Andrew Cheon24 Denialism: organized opposition to climate change action in the United States 328Robert J. Brulle25 Communication for a sustainable climate 342Connie Roser-Renouf, Edward Maibach, and Anthony Leiserowitz26 The unexplored politics of climate change adaptation 357Debra Javeline and Sophia N. Chau27 Geoengineering: imperfect yet perhaps important options for addressing climate change 373Albert LinPART V IDEAS AND CHALLENGES28 Political theory and environmental ethics 390Peter F. Cannavò29 Deliberative democracy and the environment: flipping the script to think locally and act globally? 405Walter F. Baber30 Environmental justice 420Kerry Ard and Matthew Dowiatt31 A just U.S. energy transition 434Sanya Carley and Michelle Graff32 Letting the fox guard the hen house? Corporate social responsibility and environmental governance 448Daniel C. Matisoff33 Sustainability and public policy 463Kent E. PortneyIndex 477