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Preface; 1 Environmental Protection: An Introduction; What is the environment?; What is environmental protection?; Why does the environment need protection?; How did protecting the environment become a societal concern?; What is the Environmental Protection Agency?; Do most countries have environmental agencies similar to the EPA?; What values drive environmental policy?; Why is environmental protection so hard to achieve?; What does the idea of unintended consequences have to do with environmental protection?; What is sustainability?; 2 Pollution; What is pollution?; What are pollutants?; What are persistent organic pollutants?; What are endocrine disruptors?; What are bioaccumulation and biomagnification?; How do we know what a safe level of pollution is?; What is noise pollution?; What is light pollution?; What is nanopollution?; What is the precautionary principle?; What are the most dangerous pollutants?; 3 Environmental Laws; What is environmental law in the United States?; What does the US Constitution say about protecting the environment?; Why did Congress enact environmental laws?; What are the most important United States environmental laws?; What is the National Environmental Policy Act?; Do environmental laws protect Native American lands and populations?; Is United States environmental law out of date?; What are the environmental laws of other countries?; 4 Environmental Protection and the Global Community; Is protecting the environment a global concern?; Is there international environmental law?; What is the role of the United Nations in global environmental protection?; What are the main obstacles to achieving global environmental agreements?; Should developing countries be asked to help solve environmental problems?; What is the connection between international trade and the environment?; Which countries are best at protecting the environment?; Is the United States a global leader in environmental protection?; 5 Water; Why is water important?; What is a watershed?; What is groundwater?; What are aquifers?; What is water pollution?; Why is water pollution a problem?; What are the main kinds of water pollutants?; How can nutrients cause water pollution?; What are algal blooms?; How do excess nutrients get into the aquatic environment?; What are pathogens?; Why are sediments water pollutants?; Which chemicals are the most harmful water pollutants?; What are contaminants of emerging concern?; Are plastics in water a serious problem?; Why is heat a water pollutant?; How does noise cause water pollution?; What are other main sources of water pollution?; Is sewage treated before it gets into water?; What is stormwater pollution?; Which industries pollute the water most?; Why are oil spills so bad?; What was the BP Deepwater Horizons oil spill?; How is it possible for cars to pollute water?; What kinds of pollutants go down the drain?; How is water pollution controlled in the United States?; How is water pollution controlled in other countries?; What are wetlands?; What are regulated wetlands?; Why are wetlands important?; Do wetlands contribute to disease?; Are wetlands disappearing?; How can we protect wetlands?; How is drinking water protected?; Is water becoming scarce?; How can water quality be further improved?; 6 Air; Why is clean air important?; What is air pollution?; Why is air pollution a problem?; Why are children especially vulnerable to air pollution?; What are the major air pollutants?; What is ozone?; What are volatile organic compounds?; Why is ground-level ozone harmful?; What is the ozone hole?; What is particulate matter?; Why is particulate matter harmful?; What is asthma, and what does it have to do with air pollution?; What is smog?; What is a temperature inversion?; Why is carbon monoxide a major air pollutant?; Why are nitrogen oxides major air pollutants?; Why is sulfur dioxide a major air pollutant?; What is acid rain?; Is lead too heavy to be an air pollutant?; What are the toxic air pollutants?; What is indoor air pollution?; What are the main sources of air pollution?; What are fossil fuels, and why are they so harmful?; What are mobile sources of air pollution?; What are stationary sources of air pollution?; What are fugitive emissions?; How is air pollution controlled in the United States?; How much has the Clean Air Act helped reduce air pollution?; What are other countries doing to control air pollution?; How polluted is the air outside?; How can air quality be further improved?; 7 Ecosystems; What is an ecosystem?; What do ecosystems do for us?; What is biodiversity?; What is a species?; How many species live on Earth?; How fast is the planet losing species?; Why should we be concerned about species loss?; If there are millions of species, can the planet spare some of them?; Why is the spotted owl so controversial?; What is the Endangered Species Act?; How many species are endangered?; What are invasive species?; Why is genetic diversity important?; Is agriculture a clean, even green activity?; How is pollution from large-scale animal farms in the United States controlled?; Is soil an ecosystem?; Why is ecosystem diversity important?; How are ecosystems protected?; What is the relationship between sustainability and ecosystems?; Is biodiversity loss as important as other environmental problems?; 8 Climate Change; What is climate change?; Are weather and climate the same?; Are climate change and global warming the same?; What is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?; How do we know that the earth is getting warmer?; Are humans really the main cause of climate change?; Why is climate change such a big problem?; What is the greenhouse effect?; What are greenhouse gases?; What is climate change feedback?; What do trees have to do with climate change?; What is a carbon footprint?; What are climate change deniers thinking?; Is it too late to reverse climate change?; What is climate change adaptation?; What is climate change mitigation?; Why is energy efficiency an important climate change mitigation tool?; What are renewables?; Is nuclear power a viable mitigation option?; Is hydrofracking part of the solution?; What is carbon capture and sequestration?; What is geoengineering?; How does a tax on carbon mitigate climate change?; Are there laws that address climate change?; What is the Kyoto Protocol?; What is the Paris Climate Change Conference?; What is climate justice?; What does climate have to do with world peace?; 9 Waste; What is waste?; Why is solid waste a problem?; What do Americans discard?; Where does garbage go?; What is the difference between an open dump and a landfill?; How is waste controlled in the United States?; What are household hazardous wastes?; What about abandoned hazardous waste sites?; What is Superfund?; How hard is it to clean up groundwater?; What are brownfields?; How is waste controlled in other countries?; What more can be done to reduce waste?; Why is recycling so important?; Is it possible to eliminate waste altogether?; 10 The Built Environment; What is the built environment?; What does the built environment have to do with environmental protection?; What is smart growth?; What is wrong with NIMBY?; What special environmental challenges do cities present?; Can landowners do anything they want on their property?; Is there anything a landowner in the United States cannot do?; How do public lands help protect the environment?; 11 Environmental Justice; How is justice a part of environmental protection?; What is an environmental justice concern?; What is an environmental justice population?; How is environmental justice defined?; What is the environmental justice movement?; How is environmental justice promoted in the United States?; What are the main barriers to achieving environmental justice in the United States?; What more can be done to achieve environmental justice?; 12 Environmental Protection and the Economy; Are environmental protection and economic growth compatible?; How accurate is the gross domestic product as an economic measurement tool?; What is an externality?; What is cost benefit analysis and why is it difficult to apply?; Does environmental regulation kill jobs?; Can environmental regulation be good for business?; What economic tools can be used to protect the environment?; What are subsidies and how do they work in the environmental context?; What is cap and trade?; What does market disclosure have to do with environmental protection?; What economic steps to protect the environment are most promising?; 13 The Future; What are the greatest threats to the environment today?; Why is climate change one of the greatest environmental threats?; How serious is the future climate change threat?; Why is biodiversity loss such a great threat?; Are the oceans really dying?; Why are new pollutants such a great threat?; What does population growth have to do with environmental protection?; How is poverty connected to environmental protection?; What solutions are most promising?; Does individual action matter?; What is the prognosis for future generations?; Further Reading; Online resources

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