1. EPA at 40: Bringing Environmental Protection into the 21St Century.
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FIKSEL, JOSEPH, GRAEDEL, THOMAS, HECHT, ALAN D., REJESKI, DAVID, SAYLER, GARY S., SENGE, PETER M., SWACKHAMER, DEBORAH L., and THEIS, THOMAS L.
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ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *ENVIRONMENTAL law , *SUSTAINABILITY , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations , *SCIENCE & state - Abstract
In this article the authors discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The focus of the article is the need for an integrated systems approach for effective environmental protection in the 21st century. Topics include an overview of the evolution of U.S. environmental science and policy, the creation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Ash Council, and sustainability science and technology in the 21st century.
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- 2009
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