The Republican Reversal: Conservatives and the Environment from Nixon to Trump

281 Pages·2018·13.09 MB·English

by  James Morton Turner

THE
REPUBLICAN
REVERSAL

THE
REPUBLICAN
R E V E R S A L
Conservatives and the Environment
from Nixon to Trump
JAMES MORTON TURNER
ANDREW C. ISENBERG
Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts London, England 2018
Copyright © 2018 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of Amer i ca
First printing
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Names: Turner, James Morton, 1973– author. | Isenberg, Andrew C.
(Andrew Christian), author.
Title: The Republican reversal : conservatives and the environment from
Nixon to Trump / James Morton Turner and Andrew C. Isenberg.
Description: Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts : Harvard University Press, 2018. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018009744 | ISBN 9780674979970 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854–)— History—20th  century. |
Anti- environmentalism—U nited States—H istory—20th  century. |
Conservatism— United States— History—20th c entury. |
United States—P olitics and government— History—20th c entury.
Classification: LCC GE197 .T87 2018 | DDC 333.70973— dc23
LC rec ord available at https:// lccn. loc. gov/ 2018009744
Jacket design: Jill Breitbarth
Jacket photograph: Aaron Foster/The Image Bank/Getty Images
For my parents—JMT
For Amy—AI

Contents
Introduction 1
1 Conservatives before and after Earth Day 19
2 Visions of Abundance 54
3 The Cost of Clean Air and Water 98
4 American Exceptionalism in a Warming World 145
Conclusion 196
Notes 219
Acknowl edgments 259
Index 261

THE
REPUBLICAN
REVERSAL