US Environmental Policy in Action: Practice and Implementation is a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy in the United States. Understanding environmental policy is not just a function of political science, which many traditional environmental policy textbooks cover. This course-book goes beyond the basics and examines how environmental policy is implemented and evaluated-from the ground up. Rinfret and Pautz look at the processes of implementation and evaluation along with giving considerable attention to the often-neglected actors and overlooked, alternative avenues to policymaking. The authors have taken a comprehensive approach, differentiating their course-book from the broad, lower-level textbook treatments on the market. US Environmental Policy in Action will address several elements missing in existing texts including: an explanation and understanding of policy implementation from an Institutional perspective; illustrative case studies explaining foundational concepts; and a "voices" section in each chapter that highlights a practitioner in the field so students can move from theory to practice. Thorough and policy-oriented, this book is designed for both students of environmental policy, as well as those in tracks such as environmental studies, science, or engineering who require an in-depth knowledge of the subject in their careers as policy influences. Book jacket.