05074nam 2200565 450 991079770080332120170919045413.01-59888-748-3(CKB)3710000000468855(EBL)4086599(MiAaPQ)EBC4086599(EXLCZ)99371000000046885520151229h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCritical government documents on the environment /Don PhilpottLanham :Bernan Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (382 p.)Critical documents seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-59888-747-5 Critical Government Documents On The Environment ; Contents ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ; INTRODUCTION ; THE BIG QUESTION ; A LITTLE BACKGROUND ; KEY MOMENTS ALONG THE ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHWAY ; THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION ; THE ADMINISTRATION; THE ADMINISTRATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; Supporting Land Conservation; Protecting our Oceans; Prioritizing Clean Water; Restoring Treasured Great Ecosystems; Working towards Environmental Justice; THE REPUBLICANS ; Republicans on the Environment; THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT ; THE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISTS ; SOURCE MATERIAL; FURTHER READING ; GLOBAL WARMINGOUR CHANGING CLIMATE Observed Change ; Future Climate Change ; Recent US Temperature Trends ; Lengthening Frost-free Season ; US Precipitation Change ; Heavy Downpours Increasing ; Extreme Weather ; Changes in Hurricanes ; Changes in Storms ; Severe Convective Storms ; Winter Storms ; Sea Level Rise ; Melting Ice ; Ocean Acidification ; CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ; Earth's Temperature Is a Balancing Act ; The Greenhouse Effect ; The Role of the Greenhouse Effect in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Greenhouse Effect ; The Main Greenhouse Gases ; Other Greenhouse Gases ; Other Climate ForcersChanges in the Sun's Energy The Role of the Sun's Energy in the Past ; The Recent Role of the Sun's Energy ; Changes in Reflectivity ; The Role of Reflectivity in the Past ; The Recent Role of Reflectivity ; FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE ; Increasing Greenhouse Gas Concentrations ; Factors Affecting Future Changes ; Long-Term Affect of Greenhouse Gases ; Future Temperature Changes ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Precipitation and Storm Events ; Key Global Projections ; Future Ice, Snowpack, and Permafrost ; Key Global Projections ; Key US Projections ; Future Sea Level ChangeFuture Ocean Acidification RESPONSE OPTIONS ; SOURCE MATERIAL ; FURTHER READING ; CLEAN AIR ; THE PLAIN ENGLISH GUIDE TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT ; Why Should You Be Concerned About Air Pollution? ; Air Pollution and Your Health; Air Pollution and the Environment ; Air Pollution and the Economy; Understanding the Clean Air Act ; Brief History of the Clean Air Act ; Clean Air Act Roles and Responsibilities ; EPA's Role ; State and Local Governments' Role ; Tribal Nations' Role; Key Elements of the Clean Air Act; Cleaning Up Commonly Found Air PollutantsCars, Trucks, Buses, and ""Nonroad"" Equipment Interstate and International Air Pollution ; Reducing Acid Rain; Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants; Protecting the Stratospheric Ozone Layer ; Permits; Enforcement; Public Participation; How the Clean Air Act Is Working ; SIX COMMON AIR POLLUTANTS; Ozone; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Particulate Matter; Health Effects; Environmental Effects; Carbon Monoxide; Nitrogen Oxides; Sulfur Dioxide ; Lead; ACID RAIN; Surface Waters and Aquatic Animals; Lakes and Streams; Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms; Ecosystems; The Role of NitrogenEPA's Acid Rain ProgramCritical Government Documents on the Environment offers important government information on many of the leading environmental issues facing us today. This book does not offer any new science but attempts to collect and distill government documents so that you can get the information you need quickly and easily. Areas covered include global warming and greenhouse gases, the Keystone Pipeline and mining, water, air and marine pollution, mining and renewable energy. It includes a time line of important environmental events over the last 200 years and has an extensive glossary of environmental terCritical Documents SeriesPollutionUnited StatesEcologyUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesUnited StatesEnvironmental conditionsUnited StatesfastPollutionEcologyEnvironmental policy363.700973Philpott Don1515707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797700803321Critical government documents on the environment3778860UNINA