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" Environmental policy / "
Yael Calhoun, series editor ; foreword by David Seideman.
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BL
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1013013
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b767383
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Environmental policy /\ Yael Calhoun, series editor ; foreword by David Seideman.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Environmental issues
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xxv, 143 pages :: color illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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0791082059
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: 9780791082058
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: "Why should we care?" -- Section A: Federal lands policy: What are public lands and who decides how they are used?: Heart of the nation: By Bernard Shanks -- What threatens our National Wildlife Refuge System?: The greatest show on earth: By Jessica Snyder Sachs -- How do marine reserves protect ocean resources?: Undiscovered country: By David Helvarg -- What are some public land issues?: Frontal assault: By Joel Connelly -- Section B: Air quality policy: How does our nation protect air quality?: Clean air rules 2004: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Section C: Water Policy: What is the Clean Water Act?: Introduction to the Clean Water Act: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- What are our nation's policies for water use?: Rivers for life: By Sandra Postel and Brian Richter -- Why is the pumping of groundwater an issue?: Perils of groundwater pumping: By Robert Glennon -- Does the Clean Water Act protect the oceans?: Beneath the surface: By Cathy Asato -- Section D: Climate change policy: What are the global policies on climate change?: Reading the weathervane: Climate change from Rio to Johannesburg: By Seth Dunn -- How are our states and cities addressing climate change?: Change of climate: By Susan Joy Hassol and Randy Udall -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index.
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For more than a hundred years, environmental policy has taken many different approaches, from conservation to cleanup of polluted areas. Debates over how the environment can best be protected often become heated.
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Environmental policy.
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Environmental policy.
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363.7/0561
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GE170.E576683 2005
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Calhoun, Yael.
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