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A timely, new resource on the history of the U.S. government's approach to environmental policy. At a time when changing the nation's environmental policy is a top presidential priority, with a new global climate change treaty deep in negotiations, and with the country itself weighing the need for action against concerns over too much government regulation, this exhaustive new reference work could not be more welcomed. Encyclopedia of the U.S. Government and the Environment: History, Policy, and Politics explores the interaction between the federal government and environmental politics and policy throughout the nation's history, from the earliest efforts to preserve lands and regulate pollution to the 1960s emergence of the modern environmental movement, the landmark legislation of the 1970s, and the seesawing back-and-forth of policies between alternating Republican and Democrat administrations of the last three decades. Authoritative, unbiased, and informed by the latest available research, the hundreds of entries cover the full range of issues, events, laws, institutions, and key players that shape federal environmental policies, incorporating viewpoints from across the ideological spectrum. 200 alphabetically organized entries on all aspects of the development of U.S. environmental policy—the events, issues, people, and politics 100 expert contributors—scholars from a wide range of disciplines—draw on the latest research A timeline of major laws, events, and governmental agencies related to environmental policy A bibliography of important books and essays on U.S. government environmental policy in print and on online

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This work takes a new approach to the subject of environmental policy and should be included in any academic library or large public library collection. - Booklist Students will appreciate the primary documents, such as an excerpt from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, that are sprinkled throughout, as well as the often-extensive online and print references after each entry. - School Library Journal This encyclopedia is a great resource for students in environmental science, environmental history, and political science. It will also be useful for students in other areas of natural resources study. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice

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Matthew J. Lindstrom is the Ed Henry Professor of Political Science and the director of the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement at Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN, in partnership with the College of St. Benedict, St. John, MN.

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