The impact of environmental regulation on the competitiveness of firms and industries
remains a hot topic. Since the formulation of the Porter hypothesis, scholars from different …

Studies of environmental policy employ various empirical strategies for measuring state
environmental effort. The majority of these strategies can be divided into four categories …

To what extent and through which means do private actors shape public policy? Research
into these questions has been complicated by actors' tendency to obscure or misrepresent …

We apply Kingdon's multiple streams framework (MSF) to policy implementation to reflect a
nested process separate from but interdependent with policymaking. Then, we generate a …

The American states are engaged in a variety of policy efforts to mitigate climate change and
alter energy usage. While a number of studies have considered the reasons for adoption of …

Climate change policymaking has stalled at the federal level in the United States, especially
since Donald Trump's election as president. Concurrently, extreme weather, rising sea …

Abstract The United States is experiencing growing impacts of climate change but currently
receives a limited policy response from its national leadership. Within this policy void, many …

What factors influence agenda setting behavior in state legislatures in the United States?
Using the localized effects of climate change, we examine whether notable changes in …

Air pollution causes more damage to health and economy than previously understood,
contributing to approximately one in six deaths globally. However, pollution reduction …

Policymakers must understand public opinion to craft effective policies, particularly in highly
polarized areas such as environmental policy. However, the literature investigating the …