SSQ has a long history of publishing articles on the environment. With this special issue, we bring to our readers a selection of high quality research from social scientists on the topic. Just topics as Publics and the Environment: i.e. Who wants to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions? Immigrant Environmental Behaviors in New York City, and more.

Environmental Strategies and Policies: Sustainable development as a collective surge. Politics of Market based environmental regulation. Deforestation and the environmental Kuznets Curve, and more.

The Continuing Environmental Justice Debate: Who's minding the kids? Pollution, public schools and environmental justice in Los Angeles. An examination of accidental release scenarios from chemical processing sites, and more.