SJS 165 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Microsoft Powerpoint, Environmentalism, United States Forest Service
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_______ is a major threat to our country. 62% say the government isn"t doing enough about the environment. 57% put environment growth over economic growth. 9% think the government is doing too much about the environment. 35% think it is caused by human action. Our mission is to protect human health and the enironment . Fair distribution of our environmental benefits and burdens. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Epa has this goal for all communities and persons across this nation. The first head of the us forest service. Thought resources should be managed to promote the most happiness for the most people over the longest period of time. Water policies in the us were developed with this general belief in mind.