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Environmental Protection - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Hardcover)
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Environmental Protection - What Everyone Needs to Know (R) (Hardcover)
Series: What Everyone Needs to Know
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In 1962, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring sounded an alarm: the
natural environment is being dangerously degraded because of human
activity. Ever since, environmental protection has been a major
societal concern. A robust system of environmental laws has emerged
in the United States, commercial activities are increasingly
scrutinized for their environmental impact, and communities around
the world are becoming aware of the environment as a global issue
requiring international attention. The most important evidence
comes from the environment itself: the planet is warming, water
supplies are at risk, ecosystems are under stress, and species are
being lost at an unprecedented rate. Environmental Protection: What
Everyone Needs to Know (R) provides accessible information that
will help readers navigate this complex and highly relevant
subject. It gives background information on the origins and
development of environmental protection; introductions to the main
elements of environmental protection with concrete examples; the
context for understanding current issues; definitions of key terms;
scientific, legal, and economic underpinnings; and discussion of
hot-button current issues from nanopollution to climate change. The
reader will gain familiarity with phenomena like biodiversity, the
greenhouse effect, fugitive emissions, and algal blooms while
learning about the impact of landmark policy initiatives like the
Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Kyoto Protocol, and
the Paris Agreement.
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