Research Guides: Sustainability : Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy and Public Health by William N. Rom
ISBN: 9780470593431
Publication Date: John Wiley and Sons, 2011
This textbook provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, past and present, and explains the interplay among law, science, and advocacy as related to environmental policymaking in the United States and abroad. Environmental Policy and Public Health examines the main sources of pollution and threats to environmental integrity and explores the consequences of pollution on the environment and the population.
Handbook of Environmental Policy by Johannes Meijer; Arjan der Berg
ISBN: 9781607416357
Publication Date: Nova Science Publishers, 2010
Today, environmental protection is among the central matters for natural conservation, public health and sustainable business. With advanced technologies and changing lifestyles, the consumption of resources and release of wastes and pollutants are increasing fast. This requires policy makers to design environmental policies that properly guide the development of new products and business operations. The goal of environmental policy is to limit, slow-down, reduce or eliminate environmental damages caused by industrial and human activities.
State and Environment by Andreas Duit (Editor); Christoph Knill; James Meadowcroft; Susumu Shikano; Jale Tosun
ISBN: 9780262525817
Publication Date: The MIT Press, 2014
Studies of environmental governance that show the relevance of the state's role in environmental politics and the analytical power of the comparative approach.Many recent studies on environmental governance focus on either the micro-level (the local and the individual) or the macro-level (the global) while neglecting governance at the nation-state level. State environmental governance is often perceived as inadequate, insufficient, or constrained by considerations of economic growth. And yet the impact of state environmental governance dwarfs that of the market or international organizations. This book of comparative studies documents the continuing relevance of the state in environmental politics and policy.
Understanding Environmental Policy by Steven Cohen
ISBN: 9780231167758
Publication Date: Columbia University Press, 2014
This second edition demonstrates the ongoing effectiveness of the book's framework in generating meaningful action and policy solutions to current environmental issues. The text adds case examples concerning congestion taxes, e-waste, hydrofracking, and recent developments in global climate change, updating references and other materials throughout and incorporating the political and policy changes of the Obama administration's first term and developments in national and global environmental issues.

You can use these databases to help you find articles and more on environmental policy.

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the physical and social aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, state and province portals form research centers around issues covering earth systems, global change, land and water use, populations, legislation, and more. Portal overviews provide essential information, supplemented by academic journals, news, case studies, conferences, statistics, and rich multimedia.
Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy This link opens in a new window
Answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage journals and reference content from Delmar and perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy offers streaming video and films on a variety of topics.
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to over hundreds of Elsevier journals, primarily in the areas of social and behavioral science and life and health science.

Check out these websites that deal with environmental policy.

Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement.
Department of Energy
The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
Environmental Law & Policy Center
The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization. We develop and lead successful strategic advocacy campaigns to improve environmental quality and protect our natural resources. We are public interest environmental entrepreneurs who engage in creative business dealmaking with diverse interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of talented and experienced public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, public policy advocates and communications specialists brings a strong and effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems.
Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of the Illinois EPA is to safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State, so as to protect health, welfare, property and the quality of life.

Illinois EPA works to safeguard the state’s natural resources from pollution to provide a healthy environment for its citizens. By partnering with businesses, local governments and citizens, Illinois EPA is dedicated to continued protection of the air we breathe and our water and land resources.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

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