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    and Protection Act (R.A. 9174) of the Philippines should be prioritized and reinstated because of its failure to serve its purpose in the past, its ability to lessen the rising human-caused extinction rates, and its possible influence in restoring and promoting action regarding wildlife conservation. The loss of biodiversity and wildlife is becoming a larger problem every year yet most people disregard it and its consequences. Wildlife plays a big part in maintaining environmental support to human

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    industrial mannerisms that current policy has been backing. This shift has resulted in many looking back to the roots laid by former environmental leaders including Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Richard Nixon. By turning back the clocks and looking at the great strides previously made towards helping the environment we can truly see the change. The issues of the time greatly affect the focus of the issues. Thus, making the political climate, the catalyst for these environmental movements within the United

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    Public lands management is important because a great amount of lands is owned by federal and state government. About 30 percent of the land area of the Unite States is belongs to federal government and state government owns about 10 percent of the national land area. Rational and systematical use of public lands provides abundant benefits for economic growth and quality of life by creating a number of jobs and providing natural amenity. Traditionally, public lands have been managed for resource extraction

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    The EPA In The 1970's

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    growing confusion regarding environmental policy due to certain states creating environmental protection laws which were largely ineffective. To ease confusion, fix national guidelines, and monitor and enforce them President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA functions under three federal departments: the Interior, Agriculture, and Health, Education and Welfare departments. The original role of the EPA was to administrate the Clean Air Act which was enacted to reduce

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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES 1 PREAMBLE This document serves as an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the proposed road to Fatima in Chikwawa district. The project runs from Thabwa (near Shire River) to Fatima. The road has a lot of bridges and culverts since it is near the Shire River. The project proponent is Chikwawa Town Assembly with Asian Grant Aid estimated at US$ 7Million. The total length of the road is about 22 Km and is a dusty road. There are 25 bridges and culverts

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    How significant has been the development of the EU’s policies concerning the protection of the natural environmental and climate change? What problems have confronted policy-makers in-framing and delivering such policies? Introduction The establishment of the European Union (EU) enabled them to handle transnational activities among the member states, including environmental policy. Its significance situates within its powers which can manage any other organisations among the member states by

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    Executive Order 12898

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    The prevalence of environmental issues in the public awareness reached a point where government was forced to take action in 1979. When Henry Love abandoned construction of a canal in New York in 1920, the site was bought by Hooker Chemical and used as a toxic chemical waste dumping site for the next 33 years (Schons 2011). Then in 1953 Hooker Chemical sold the Love Canal to the school board, and construction of a school began. In the mid to late 1970s, when children’s shoes began melting to the

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    Governmental CSR Policies Assist Consumers or Organizations Governmental CSR policies are beneficial for consumers and organizations. Consumers are protected from abuse when organizations adhere to policies set forth by the government. The government has passed laws and created regulations as a guide for organizations to follow for the protection of the environment. According to Masahudu (2004) “several governmental CSR policies, such as the National Environmental Protection Act, Clean Air Act, Safe

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    emissions by 26%-28% below its 2005 level by 2025. With this plan, the U.S. has several laws related to its environmental policies. Among them, these are main four Acts (Korea Institute of Energy Research [KIER], 2016a): The Energy Policy Act established in 1992 was to secure energy security and revised in 2005 to decrease the reliance on oil and coal energy; The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) legislated in 2007 due to the necessity for energy independence caused by the unstable Middle East

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    serious threat and environmental planning is essential for the survival with dignity for Bangladesh’s over 115 million people & for sustainability of the echo system. Like all other nations of the world Bangladesh also acted to the global call for the protection and conservation of natural environment & ecology. Industrial development significantly contributes towards economic growth of a country. It brings along

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