Download or read book Encyclopedia of the U.S. Government and the Environment [2 Volumes] written by Matthew J. Lindstrom and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These volumes explore 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. 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.