Using the assigned readings for Topic 3 listed in the course syllabus, answer the following questions. Be sure to liberally cite course reading materials in your essay. Your essay should be at least 6 to 8 pages in length (double spaced, 12 point font, one inch margins) and use proper grammar/spelling.
A. Describe the various NONGOVERNMENTAL participants (e.g., interest groups, industry, parties, public opinion, etc.) and GOVERNMENTAL participants involved in environmental policy issues in the United States–both at the national and local levels.
B. Describe the various resources (e.g., money, volunteers, etc.) available to nongovernmental participants to influence the environmental policy process. Do all participants have equal resources to influence the policy process?
C. Given your responses in 1 and 2 above, how would you try to influence the environmental policy process if you were: (a) a lobbyist for a major timber company; (b) a lobbyist for an environmental organization; and (c) an average citizen.
Sources
1. >Vig, Norman and Michael Kraft, Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 8th ed. (CQ Press).
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