John C. Freemuth is a professor of public policy and senior fellow at the Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University. He chaired the Science Advisory Board of the Bureau of Land Management after being appointed by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, was the Senior Fellow at the Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy from 1998-2012, and has rejoined the Center as the Senior Fellow for Environment and Public Lands.

• Contents Preface Chapter One. The Policy Process and the American West: An Environmental Perspective Leslie R. Alm Chapter Two. Bureaucracy, Politics, and Environmental Policy in the American West Matthew A. Cahn, Sheldon Kamieniecki, and Denise McCain-Tharnstrom Chapter Three. Innovation in State Environmental Policy: A View from the West Robert V. Bartlett, Walter F. Baber, and Carolyn D. Baber Chapter Four. Science, Politics, and Federal Lands R. McGreggor Cawley and John Freemuth Chapter Five. The Politics of Dam Removal and River Restoration Daniel McCool Chapter Six. Wildlife Resource Policy Issues in the West William R. Mangun Chapter Seven. The Politics of Hard-Rock Mining in the American West Charles Davis and Sandra Davis Chapter Eight. Suburban Sprawl and Smart Growth in the West Matt Lindstrom and Hugh Bartling Chapter Nine. Water Policy in the Western United States: Historical and Contextual Perspectives Jaina L. Moan and Zachary A. Smith Contributors Index

John C. Freemuth is a professor of public policy and senior fellow at the Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University. He chaired the Science Advisory Board of the Bureau of Land Management after being appointed by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, was the Senior Fellow at the Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy from 1998-2012, and has rejoined the Center as the Senior Fellow for Environment and Public Lands.

• Contents Preface Chapter One. The Policy Process and the American West: An Environmental Perspective Leslie R. Alm Chapter Two. Bureaucracy, Politics, and Environmental Policy in the American West Matthew A. Cahn, Sheldon Kamieniecki, and Denise McCain-Tharnstrom Chapter Three. Innovation in State Environmental Policy: A View from the West Robert V. Bartlett, Walter F. Baber, and Carolyn D. Baber Chapter Four. Science, Politics, and Federal Lands R. McGreggor Cawley and John Freemuth Chapter Five. The Politics of Dam Removal and River Restoration Daniel McCool Chapter Six. Wildlife Resource Policy Issues in the West William R. Mangun Chapter Seven. The Politics of Hard-Rock Mining in the American West Charles Davis and Sandra Davis Chapter Eight. Suburban Sprawl and Smart Growth in the West Matt Lindstrom and Hugh Bartling Chapter Nine. Water Policy in the Western United States: Historical and Contextual Perspectives Jaina L. Moan and Zachary A. Smith Contributors Index

John C. Freemuth is a professor of public policy and senior fellow at the Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University. He chaired the Science Advisory Board of the Bureau of Land Management after being appointed by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, was the Senior Fellow at the Cecil Andrus Center for Public Policy from 1998-2012, and has rejoined the Center as the Senior Fellow for Environment and Public Lands.

• Contents Preface Chapter One. The Policy Process and the American West: An Environmental Perspective Leslie R. Alm Chapter Two. Bureaucracy, Politics, and Environmental Policy in the American West Matthew A. Cahn, Sheldon Kamieniecki, and Denise McCain-Tharnstrom Chapter Three. Innovation in State Environmental Policy: A View from the West Robert V. Bartlett, Walter F. Baber, and Carolyn D. Baber Chapter Four. Science, Politics, and Federal Lands R. McGreggor Cawley and John Freemuth Chapter Five. The Politics of Dam Removal and River Restoration Daniel McCool Chapter Six. Wildlife Resource Policy Issues in the West William R. Mangun Chapter Seven. The Politics of Hard-Rock Mining in the American West Charles Davis and Sandra Davis Chapter Eight. Suburban Sprawl and Smart Growth in the West Matt Lindstrom and Hugh Bartling Chapter Nine. Water Policy in the Western United States: Historical and Contextual Perspectives Jaina L. Moan and Zachary A. Smith Contributors Index