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An Environmental Politics Timeline | |
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List of Tables | |
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List of Figures | |
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Preface | |
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About the Author | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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A Historical Framework for Environmental Protection | |
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Germination of an Idea: From the Colonial Period to 1900 | |
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Progressive Reforms and Conservationism: 1900-1945 | |
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Recreation and the Age of Ecology: Post-World War II to 1969 | |
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Earth Days and Deregulation: 1970-1992 | |
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Global Awareness and Gridlock: 1993-2000 | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Republicans for Environmental Protection America | |
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Rollback: 2001- | |
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Participants in the Environmental Debate | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus | |
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U.S. Environmental Organizations | |
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The Environmental Justice Movement | |
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Radical Environmentalism | |
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Environmental Opposition in the United States | |
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The Role of the Media | |
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Thinking Globally | |
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Green Political Parties | |
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International Governmental Organizations | |
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Transnational Advocacy Networks | |
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The Political Process | |
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Presidential Leadership | |
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Congressional Policy Making | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Senator Harry Reid | |
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The Executive Branch Agencies | |
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Rulemaking | |
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Courts and Environmental Politics | |
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State and Local Policy Making | |
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The Public Lands Debate | |
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The Public Lands | |
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"The Best Idea America Ever Had": The National Parks | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Laurance S. Rockefeller | |
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U.S. Forest Policy | |
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Forests and Fires | |
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Wilderness and Roadless Areas | |
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Grazing Rights | |
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Mining Law and Public Lands | |
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Private Property and Public Lands | |
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Trends in Land Use and Management | |
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Waste and Toxics | |
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The Nature of Waste: Generation and Disposal | |
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The Universe of Wastes | |
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Disposing of the Problem | |
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RCRA and Superfund | |
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Brownfields | |
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Nuclear Waste | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Nils J. Diaz | |
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Cleaning Up Military Waste | |
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Thinking Globally | |
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American Policy Stalled: Too Little, Too Late | |
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The Politics of Energy | |
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The Energy Pie | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Western Governors' Association | |
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The Nuclear Power Debate | |
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Cafe Standards | |
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The History of Policy Paralysis | |
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Thinking Globally | |
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The Politics of Water | |
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Another View, Another Voice: The Kugeria Women's Water Project | |
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Trends in Water Use | |
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Water Resource Management in the United States | |
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Wetlands Protection | |
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Everglades Restoration | |
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The Nature and Causes of Water Pollution | |
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The Politics of Water Quality | |
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Toxic Contamination | |
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Thinking Globally | |
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Air Quality: Pollution and Solutions | |
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The Components of Air Pollution | |
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Air Quality and Health | |
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Public Policy Responses | |
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The Clear Skies Initiative | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Lincoln Chafee | |
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Toxic Air Pollutants | |
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Visibility | |
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Thinking Globally: Transboundary Air Pollution | |
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Endangered Species and Biodiversity | |
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Endangered Species | |
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Protective Legislation | |
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The Making of Wildlife Policy | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Brian Schweitzer | |
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The Role of Organized Interests | |
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International Biodiversity Agreements and Policies | |
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Protecting the World's Forests | |
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The Global Commons | |
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The Atmosphere | |
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Global Climate Change | |
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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion | |
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U.S. Oceans Policy | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Women Exploring the Ocean | |
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Global Oceans Policy | |
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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea | |
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Population and Sustainability | |
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The Role of the United States | |
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Sustainable Development | |
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Trends in Population and Projections | |
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Global Population and Sustainability Efforts | |
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Implications for Policy Makers | |
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Another View, Another Voice: Samuel C. Johnson | |
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Emerging Issues in Environmental Policy | |
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Bushmeat | |
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Climate Justice | |
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Environmental Disasters | |
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E-Waste | |
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Outdoor Accessibility | |
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Polluted Beaches | |
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Major U.S. Environmental Legislation, 1947-2005 | |
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Major International Environmental Agreements, 1900-2005 | |
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Environmental Film Resources, 1995-2005 | |
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Index | |