Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-379) and index.

Environmental policy beyond gridlock -- Creating the current institutional landscape of environmental policymaking -- Regulatory reform, reconciliation, and rough riders : environmental policymaking in Congress -- National monuments, roadless forests, and aging electric utilities : executive policymaking through statutory discretion and rulemaking -- From "who has standing?" to "who is left standing?" : the courts and environmental policymaking in the era of gridlock -- The collaborative pathway in environmental policymaking -- The states and environmental policy : junior partner, next generation innovator, passionate advocate, or all of the above? -- Gridlock, green drift, and the future of environmental politics.