Environmental Protection at the State Level

Why do some states enact stronger pollution control progammes than others? And, do stronger controls have identifiable impacts on environmental quality in these states? This work seeks to answer these question by means of combining data, methods and theory from the natural and social sciences. Chapter 1 Introduction: Unanswered Questions in Environmental Policy; Chapter 1a The Context of Environmental Policy; Chapter 2 A Brief History of Pollution Control Policy; Chapter 3 State Roles in Environmental Policy; Chapter 4 An Integrated Theory of State Policy; Chapter 5 The Politics of State Air Quality Regulation; Chapter 6 Environmental Outcomes of State Air Quality Regulation; Chapter 7 The Politics of State Water Quality Regulation; Chapter 8 Policy Outcomes in Surface Water Regulation; Chapter 9 Politics, Progress, and Prospects for Pollution Control;