ENV 431 Wk 1 – Environmental Policy Paper

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ENV 431 Wk 1 - Environmental Policy Paper
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ENV 431 Wk 1 – Environmental Policy Paper

This week you will write a paper on environmental policy, either a review of an environmental policy or an analysis of the Hetch Hetchy dam debate. You must describe how social paradigms affect views of the environment, explain the environmental policy-making process, and analyze outcomes of environmental policy.

 

Select and complete 1 of the following assignments:

 

Option 1: Environmental Policy Review

Research an environmental policy from the following list or a similar policy:

  • Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

  • Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976

  • Oil Pollution Act of 1990

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper (word count is body of paper only).

 

Describe the policies, factors, and political processes that led to this policy enactment.

 

Analyze the intended and actual environmental, social, and economic outcomes.

 

Address the following:

  • How did economics and valuation affect this policy?

  • Analyze the outcomes of this policy.

  • How did past and present public opinion affect this policy?

  • What valuation methodologies have been used to justify rules, regulations, and other policies that implement this legislation?

 

Cite at least three peer-reviewed articles related to the analysis of the selected law and related policies.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Submit your assignment.