Environmental Policy

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The paper relates that environmental policy is conducted in the United States through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The paper discusses the background of the act, how it involves collaboration with communities and which agencies are involved in proposed regulations. The paper explains that these agencies have the power and authority to oversee the implementation of regulations. The paper also offers a personal comment in regard to the proposed rules.

From the Paper:

"The United States has a rather complicated, yet useful means of creating laws, rules, and regulations. In this sense, the legislative body which is the Congress, as well as the executive body, the Presidency is involved. However, the support of the civil society as well as that of the specialists is required. In this sense, the issue of regulations has become an increasingly complex procedure which allows the laws passed by the Congress to be implemented. From this point of view, it can be said that regulations play a key role in giving the legislative function its best use.
"The policy of the environment benefits nowadays from an increasing attention, a fact largely due to the issue of public health, as well as of the environment at large."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Electronic Code of Federal Regulation. "Title 40: Protection of Environment". Approval of Underground Storage Tanks Program. 10 April 2008. 12 April 2008 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=58204e14b6f985f03d09f71e683c830c&rgn=div5&view=text&node=40:26.0.1.1.11&idno=40
• Solid Waste. Solid Waste Disposal. 1997. 12 April 2008 http://civil.engr.siu.edu/301I_Ray/he_sw.htm
• US Department of Energy. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 2007. 12 April 2008 http://www.etec.energy.gov/Regulation/Resource-Conservation-and-Recovery-Act.html
• US Department of Finance. California Environmental Protection Agency. N.d. 12 April 2008 http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/Budgt01-02/CalEPA-T.htm
• US Environmental Protection Agency. Laws and Regulations. 2007. 12 April 2008 http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/laws-reg.htm#history

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