Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
List of Acronyms
1 The Challenges of Shared Sovereignty
Policy in a Federal System
The Environment and Institutional Barriers
The Wickedness of Climate Change
Plan of the Book
2 A Brief History of Environmental Federalism
Foundations (1776 to 1929)
New Deal, New Era (1929 to 1980)
New Federalism, New Power Dynamics (1980 to 2000)
Bush and Beyond (2000 to 2019)
3 The Politics of Environmental Protection
Political Incentives

Public Opinion
Environmental Advocacy and Interest Groups
Comparative Policy
Political Incentives Index
4 Administrative Challenges and the Limits of Environmental Policy in Practice
Administrative Capacities
Policymaking
Managing Information
Creating Accountability
Administrative Capacity Index
5 Progressives, Strugglers, Delayers, and Regressives
A Typology of States
Explaining Patterns of Pollution
Are Political Incentives and Administrative Capacity Independent?
A Brief Thought Experiment
6 An Uneasy Partnership
State as Aggressor, Part I

State as Aggressor, Part II
State as Cooperator
State as Upholder of the Status Quo
Inherent Conflicts of National-State Cooperation
7 The Tangled Web of Local Government
The Rise of Local Environmental Policy
State Domination, Local Compliance Management
State Collaboration, Local Partners
State Status Quos, Community Political Feasibility
State Retreat, Local Struggles
Making Sense of the State-Local Dimension
8 Same Story, Different Problem
Explaining Patterns of GHG Emissions
Explaining Patterns of State Climate Policy

Intergovernmental Relations in the Climate Era
Another Brief Thought Experiment
Looking Forward to a National Climate Policy
9 Lessons Learned
From Old Legacies to New Challenges
Prospects for Environmental Federalism
Lingering Questions
Index