American Environmental Policy

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'This is a well-researched, lucidly written book.? ?It is a magnificent addition to the existing literature on environmental policies and regulations. I believe this book? ?should motivate the academic community to conduct further research in several other environmental domains, both? ?within the USA and in other countries. I highly recommend? ?this book to scholars, policy-makers and other stakeholders, who are interested in environmental regulations? ?and governance.' -- Science and Public Policy? 'The book would be a valuable text for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in environmental policy.' -- Maria Manta Conroy, Town Planning Review 'Daniel Press brings his considerable experience to light in this excellent book, and it should be a required read for every scholar and student of environmental studies and science. He convincingly leverages an evidence based approach by digging into the data on toxic release, acid rain, non-point source water pollution, and industrial recycling to challenge the conventional wisdom that environmental regulation in the United States has been settled and is successful. Issuing a clarion call to those who care about environmental values, he urges us to redirect our action and discourse and to rethink how we can be more effective, with his specific recommendations for policy and regulatory reform.' -- Toddi A. Steelman, University of Saskatchewan, Canada 'Those of us who work on environmental policy should never let the grind of our day-to-day challenges turn us away from the ultimate question of whether we are leaving a better environment to the next generation. Daniel Press looks at the current state of environmental regulation and probes just this question. It's worth a read for anyone who cares about the decisions we must make - and the processes we now use to get to those decisions - that will shape the world for years to come.' -- John Laird, California Secretary for Natural Resources