"This highly accessible book provides an excellent introduction to U.S. environmental law. In a concise and analytically sophisticated manner, the authors--both distinguished law professors--present the building blocks of environmental policies and the approaches of the major environmental statutes."--Richard L. Revesz, Lawrence King Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus, New York University School of Law "Well organized and clearly written, this provides environmental studies students and legal students outside of the United States the opportunity to acquaint themselves with the environmental laws of that country. Additionally, if read along with the authors' A Guide to EU Environmental Law, the volumes offer researchers and students the means to compare these laws cross-nationally."--Jonathan R. Nash, author of Environmental Law and Policy: The Essentials "Arden Rowell and Josephine van Zeben have given us a clear, concise introduction to American environmental law. Aimed at those who are not U.S. lawyers or law students, the book will be invaluable to anyone seeking an understanding of the legal framework within which environmental policy is made."--Daniel Farber, Faculty Director, Center for Law, Energy, and Environment, University of California, Berkeley