Providing an in-depth analysis of the major stakeholders in environmental policy, this innovative book reviews the political battles over the environment from ground level - as they are fought in legislative chambers, the daily newspaper, on television, and, increasingly, on the Internet. The text views politics as a clash of interests, not ideologies, and environmental policy as a process accommodating those interests. By examining these issues through an interest group lens Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy not only accounts for what policies have been adopted but shows how readers can influence policy and effect change.