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This paper defines environmental policy, and then explains why it is important to shape and influence its course. According to the paper, environmental policy has as it purpose to prevent, reduce and mitigate the harmful effects on nature of man's harvesting and use of natural resources. These man-made changes to the environment's resources may cause harmful effects to man in the future. The paper concludes by noting that the goal of environmental policy is really to protect man from himself.

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"Environmental policy is a course of action that is taken in an attempt to manage or control human activities as they relate to the environment. Environmental policy has as it purpose to prevent, reduce, mitigate the harmful effects on nature of man's harvesting and use of natural resources. These man-made changes to the environment's resources may cause harmful effects to man in the future. The goal of environmental policy is really to protect man from himself. Water quality is a concern for all governments worldwide. The ability to..."

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