Environmental controversies are illustrated with 12 detailed cases exploring issues in pollution and resource management through the eyes of the main players. Cases give students a sense of what is at stake in environmental conflicts and show how these conflicts play out at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Cases were selected to represent the environmental policymaking process and to increase understanding of the way the American political system handles environmental issues. Some topics include Love Canal, federal grazing policy, climate change, and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Layzer teaches political science at Middlebury College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
