Even before the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election happens, various groups are beginning to draft or post ambitious environment-related agendas for the next administration to follow... should it wish to. The agendas do not depend on who wins the White House. Below are just a few already out; more will follow the election.

• "An Environmental Agenda for the Next Administration," Environmental Law & Policy Program, University of Michigan Law School, Conference held Sept. 25-26, 2008.
• "Wildlife Conservation Agenda for the Next Administration," Defenders of Wildlife.
• "Building a Foundation for Success," Clean Air-Cool Planet.
• "Boxer Wants EPA's Status Upgraded," Politico, October 28, 2008, by Erika Lovley.
• "Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade," National Research Council.
• "Greenprint for a New Administration," World Wildlife Fund.
• "Restoring Clean Water and the Chesapeake Bay: A Plan for America's Next President," Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
• "Energy [R]evolution," Greenpeace-USA.