Current Policy Creation : The Health, Protection, And Preservation Of Our Nations Environment And Natural Resources

In the past, the Congress and the House have forced the state governments to meet in certain enviromental standards. (Sparknotes Editors, Federalism, page 2)

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.” The Lorax said this quote in a very popular book and movie called The Lorax. This quote shows mankind that if we do not care about our environment, the world is only going to go downhill from here. In response to the Lorax, we should encourage our government to better govern how we use our natural resources. The government needs to maintain a good state of control in the environment or else we will destroy our world. As a nation, we are not respecting our world as we should be with recycling, and proactive steps to stop climate change. Our government is fully responsible for fostering green practices because they are able to control how our nation utilizes our energy, water and land.

In government many political leaders love to get peoples votes because the more votes they get the better chance of winning the election they have. So many political leaders sway towards what they believe the people feel they need and want their government to do about certain problems. This then makes for political leaders seem to know what they can do to help the people and get a benefit out of not only being elected but being able to save the environment. Due to this fact political leaders realize that people are all for conservation because they want to save the Earth so they will be able to keep living on this planet. This is why many political leaders have at least one or more conservational benefit that they want to proceed with if they get elected into government. This sometimes doesn’t happen in government though because they may get elected then a big event happens and they have to worry more about the major event then there ideas on how to save the environment. This can be seen by one of the biggest influences in government our current President Barack Obama. In Barack Obama’s first term he placed a law into place that in turn ended up being “one of the most significant conservation milestones in a decade. Chock-full of new protections for pristine and historic places, the measure sets the gold standard for land preservation by designating more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness.”(Danowitz 1). Due to this Obama became very popular with all the conservationist organizations and it also boosted his appeal to the people to see that he was

The national or federal environmental administration asks their states to help maintain a safe and clean environment for all of its’ people to enjoy. The National Environmental Policy Act or also known as NEPA was established in 1969 to aid federal agencies to help convey the message for the need to protect the environment. “Federal agencies are required to systematically assess the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and consider alternative ways of accomplishing their missions, which are less damaging to and protective of the environment” (U.S. General Services Administration). Even though the National Environmental Policy Act “requires” federal agencies to ensure states to follow through, Texas has not fully committed to the requirement. “Texas contains an abundance of natural resources, but efforts to impost environmental regulations have faced roadblocks for many decades” (The Texas Tribune). Texas has neglected to keep the environment’s safety in mind and thought of only the business boom. The natural resources found on the land of Texas represents a magnet that attracts people. Texas desires to continue the attraction of people into the state as it is allowing the state to flourish in economic matters. During the past few decades, “From 1970 and 1980, as oil prices spiraled upward and people flocked to Texas,” (Petersen and Assanie) there has been little attempt made in conserving

In order to fully survive, it is very crucial to constantly maintain the environment at a healthy rate. The main aspect that truly affects and drives our environment is the economy. The environment is always brought up within social political debates across the country as it is very difficult for Americans to come to a consensus since we have the right to speak our every thoughts. Two of the major political parties, Republicans and Democrats, are two completely different parties that constantly struggle to settle on the same position. In this essay, I will discuss the political parties’ beliefs about the environment.

Texas has always been proud of their heritage and their industry. The boost in the economy is much appreciated by Texas, and our government appears to be hushed by the counter weights and balances where money appears to overpower the concern of environmental harm. Two articles that were reviewed gave the opportunity to enlightened Texans about how production appears to be affecting air quality and water and in turn is hurting Texans’ health. Through facts presented, it is apparent that Texas government must take measures to improve the regulatory agencies so that the health of Texans is secure. I am personally appalled by the facts stated in the articles, and reform is definitely required.

The way that innovation is sought after is a prominent player in the way that policy is shaped with regards to the environment. An increase in funds for the improvement of existing technology for burning fossil fuels can be viewed in complete contrast to the increase in funds to develop new solar panel technology to decrease the United States dependence on oil and gas. As is the case with many issues in the US government the approach to this seems to fall in to two distinct categories – republican or democrat. Examples come from the Presidency of George Bush and in 2001 President Bush announced the development of “FutureGen” this was a policy that was aimed at the capture and sequestration of CO2 emissions. The aim of FutureGen was to improve

The environment is an extremely important aspect of our nation today. American families have the legitimate right to an excellent quality of air, that we breathe. As a nation, Americans gravitate towards the pursuit of the prodigious dollar, before our environmental issues. This is a practice that has an urgency to be stopped, immediately. The pollution that is created by personnel transportation and the trucking industry is destroying our planet. The government has the Clean Air Act of 1970, but it is not satisfactory enough. America should be obligated to push for electric transportation and an electric trucking industry.

I agree. Over the next four years we will have to take environmental protection into our own hands, especially mitigating climate change. There have already been reports that the climate change webpage on Whitehouse.gov has been taken down and replaced with the Trump Administration’s “America First” energy plan.

The biggest allies to the climate change are political appointees, such as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and interest group, such as environmentalists, academic professionals, and clean energy industires. While EPA has influence over the decision from the executive branch, most of the allies do not have a direct influence over agenda setting or alternative specification. However, these groups have closer connection to the general public within states and local communities. The problem is that while these interest groups share similar opinions about the need to address the climate change issue, they have different alternative policies that they advocate. The first step is to push up the climate change higher on the agenda, and working together is essential to achieve this goal. The Senator Smith should contact interest groups in each state to find an agreement among different interest group and to create a coalition.

beauty and prestige of the landscape around this country is caused by utter disregard. Every year at the taxpayers expense the fuel industry continues to receive massive profits while communities across the country suffer the impacts of climate change, oil spills and water contamination. They will not get fixed properly until the people in charge stop ignoring the problems and are held accountable for their actions or replaced.

The environment and climate change have recently become high profile issues, but that does not mean they haven’t been issues in the past. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt created the National Wildlife Refuge System is the system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants. In 1970, Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws. The Bush and Obama administrations had different stands on a lot of issues, and it’s no different when it comes to issues regarding the environment.

For years, the government has been regulating citizens and subsidizing companies that they like. Each time they restrict or support a company, they hurt the free market, which then hurts the economy and like a Rube Goldberg machine the entire country is affected. The most common and harmful regulations are those set by the environmental protection agency (EPA). The EPA tries to stop natural selection and save animals through human intervention. Nearly all of the regulations have an effect on how everyone goes about their day. For example, in California the EPA saved a small fish with a minuscule population by pumping 71 billion gallons of fresh water into the ocean, this started one of the biggest droughts in California ever. The EPA

First, I am going to consider the issue, “impacts of climate change”, voted in 2014. This is an offer for an amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act. This act is to prohibits federal agencies to consider

In reference to your opening paragraph, the author of the textbook, The Environmental Policy Paradox, wrote that the problems policy makers and environmentalists face are economic and political. And this is also similar to what have discussed in class so far in regards to environmental regulations. Now you made a strong argument that “If American business is the engine of growth that our politicians make it out to be, why can't we find new ways to do things that save money, cut pollution, and make our companies more competitive,” this question can spark a heated debate that might probably have no end, most especially when you have a country that is governed by, technically, two- party system (Republicans and Democrats). Saying that many Republicans