The Environmental Protection Agency: Cleaning Up America’s Act (Understanding Our Government)
The Environmental Protection Agency is a young and dynamic federal agency facing the challenges of modern environmental protection. The political controversies and social impacts of the agency are immense, involving courts, legislatures, and elected officials, and the effects of its actions are far reaching, affecting every single person in the United States.After a brief history of the agency, chapters describe its organization, programs, controversies, key events, notable people, and impact on society. Topics covered include the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Three Mile Island, and The Clean Air Act, as well as biographies on administrators Carol Browner, William Ruckelhaus, and Anne M. Gorsuch.
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Review by D. Donovan, Editor/Sr. Reviewer for The Environmental Protection Agency: Cleaning Up America’s Act (Understanding Our Government)
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Highly recommended is Robert W. Collin’s THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: CLEANING UP AMERICA’S ACT. While this could’ve been featured in our Political Shelf area (it’s part of Greenwood’s ‘Understanding Our Government’ series), it’s better featured here, for it’s vital importance to the issues involved in cleaning up environmental problems. The EPA is a young, powerful federal agency which is faced with the task of environmental protection in a world daily affected by changing technology and its after-products. Chapters chart political and social controversies but also survey its organization, programs, key events, and social impact. Details on environmental clean-up challenges are particularly insightful, offering clues on how the agency responds and operates.