ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW®

• Main Author: Hill, Pamela 1949- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2017; ©2017
• Series: What everyone needs to know
• Subjects: Environmental policy; Environmental protection; Environmental law > United States; Environmental degradation > Prevention
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• Physical Description: xviii, 235 pages 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780190223076; 9780190223069

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.