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Environmental policy and decision making Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: . explain how the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the U.S government interact in forming policy. . Understand how environmental laws are enforced in the United States. . Describe the forces that led to changes in environmental policy in the united states during the past three decades. . Understand the history of the major U.S environmental legislation. . Understand why some individuals in the United States are concerned about environmental regulations. . Understand what is meant by “ green” politics. . Describe the reasons environmentalism is a growing factor in international relations. . Understand the factors that could result in eco-conflicts. . Understand why it is not possible to separate politics and the environment. . Explain how citizen pressure can influence governmental environmental policies. Chapter Outline New Challenges for a New Century Learning from the past Thinking about the Future Defining the Future The Development of Environmental Policy in the United States Environmental Backlash—The Wise Use Movement The Changing Nature of Environmental Policy Environmental Close-UP: shaping U.S. Environmental Policy as the New Century Begins Environmental Policy and Regulation The Greening of Geopolitics Environmental Close-up: Changing the Nature of Environmental Regulation-The Safe Drinking Water Act Terrorism and the Environment International Environmental Policy Global Perspective: Earth Summit on Environment and Development Global Perspective: Overview of an International Organization-The International Whaling Commission Global Perspective: Eco-Labels Environmental Policy and the European Union New International Instruments It All Comes Back to You New Challenges for a New Century We live in remarkable times. This is an era of rapid and often bewildering alter-ations in the forces and conditions that shape human life. This is eviden