In the last twenty years, civil society and community-based groups have emerged across the Middle East to address a variety of environmental challenges, from water scarcity and waste disposal to industrial pollution and coastal degradation. Despite evidence of the trend, little scholarly research exists on this relatively new kind of political activism. Research on the Middle Eastern environment has examined the prominent environmental issues facing the region and the varying policies and protections states have instituted in response to those challenges, while research on political activism in the Middle East has focused on Islamist movements and other popular campaigns against authoritarian rule. Neither approach accounts very well for the patterns of environmental activism that have emerged in recent years. This project addresses that gap in our understanding by looking closely at grassroots and civil society campaigns around environmental issues in Jordan in recent years. The project draws on information from newspapers, organizational websites, interviews, and government documents. The analysis pays close attention to the groups involved, their complaints and demands, how they mobilize, and the outcomes and impact of their efforts. This analysis of environmental activism in Jordan should shed light on the varying patterns of mobilization around environmental issues across the Middle East and the role civil society plays in addressing environmental concerns in the region.