Includes bibliographical references and index.

After Earth Day -- Making policy -- Making policy -- Common policy challenges -- More choice --Command and control in action -- A regulatory thicket -- Energy -- 635 Million acres of politics -- The politics and policy of global climate change.

"Walter A. Rosenbaum's classic Environmental Politics and Policy, Twelfth Edition, provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental issues. The newly streamlined first half of the book sets needed context and describes the policy process, while the second half covers specific environmental issues such as air and water, toxic and hazardous substances, energy, and global policymaking on issues like climate change and trans-boundary politics. The Twelfth Edition includes updated case studies and a look at the transition in environmental policies between the Trump and Biden administrations, offering students a current and relevant look at the continuing challenge of reconciling sound science with practical politics."--Publisher.