The ABCs of Environmental Regulation: Understanding the Federal Programs

Explains the scope and purpose of environmental regulations and provides a condensed yet comprehensive treatment of interrelated government acts and programs, using plain language that avoids jargon and legalese. Early chapters describe the scope of environmental protection in the US, examine departments and agencies that have environmental program responsibilities, and overview major programs that protect air and water and regulate wastes and toxic substances. Each of the next 33 chapters is devoted to a close-up look at a major regulation or legislative act. Includes a glossary and b&w photos, plus chapter summaries, legislative chronologies of each regulation, and a chronological summary of all federal environmental regulations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.