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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Climate change : The process by which the climate changes due to “forcings”. Greenhouse gas : A group of gases known to be responsible for increasing the “greenhouse effect” - that is, gases that absorb infrared radiation and increase atmospheric density. Radiation : The transmission of energy through space.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

There are 90 MCLs, including for specific chemicals, microbes, and properties such as radiation. Nuclear safety is managed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission established by the Energy Reorganization Act (1974) following the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

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President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

A former member of Congress from Long Island, New York, with scant regulatory experience, Zeldin promised to defer to the research of the scientists on whether climate change made oceans more acidic. Holding high-level positions in the Office of Air and Radiation are Abigale Tardif and Alex Dominguez.

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President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

A former member of Congress from Long Island, New York, with scant regulatory experience, Zeldin promised to defer to the research of the scientists on whether climate change made oceans more acidic. Holding high-level positions in the Office of Air and Radiation are Abigale Tardif and Alex Dominguez.