This course is an advanced offering on environmental politics and policymaking, with a focus on the U.S. context. The course will focus most heavily in the area of climate and energy policy, though other topics may also be explored. It will cover the federal, state, and local levels of government with an emphasis on trade-offs in policy design and their associated politics. This course is usually taught by Professor Barry Rabe, but in Fall 2021, it will be taught by Ford School Postdoctoral Fellow Joshua Basseches. You can learn more about Basseches' research and past teaching at www.joshuabasseches.com