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1. Environmental Policy in Practice

Authors : Sara R. Rinfret, Michelle C. Pautz

Published in: US Environmental Policy in Action

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In 2022, the US, for the first time in decades, passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which is predicted to make significant strides to combatting global climate change. The US continues to confront a host of environmental issues that range from protecting the gray wolf in Wyoming and Montana, preventing drinking water contamination to endeavoring to preserve biodiversity and combating climate change. Although the environmental problems we confront are more complex than those in Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, the choices they present are no less stark. The following pages demonstrate how addressing challenges through the lens of environmental policy in the US.

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Metadata
Title
Environmental Policy in Practice
Authors
Sara R. Rinfret
Michelle C. Pautz
Copyright Year
2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17503-9_1