Nature and the Environment in Twentieth-Century American LifeBloomsbury Academic, 2006 M05 30 - 237 pages Americans during the twentieth-century became more disconnected from the environment and nature than ever before. More Americans lived in cities rather than on farms; they became ever more reliant on technology to interact with the world around them and with each other. Perhaps paradoxically, the twentieth-century also became the period in which environmental issues played an ever-increasing role in politics and public policy. Why is this so? Perhaps because, despite what many people believe, nature and the environment remains central to everyone's daily life. Pollution, environmental degradation, urban sprawl, loss of wildlife and biodiversity - all of these issues directly impact how everyone - even city dwellers - live their lives. |
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... regulations on vehicle emis- sions , but these levels and policies vary with each state . For instance , California , which has one of the nation's most severe smog problems in Los Angeles , is a national leader in smog regulation . In ...
... regulation , this particular case did not meet with resistance . Unlike other consumer groups , AIDS activists had an interest in less stringent regulations , and by the late 1980s promi- nent researchers became convinced that there was ...
... regulations . At this point , the U.N. primarily emphasizes assessment . A five - year review of Earth Summit progress took place in 1997 by the United Nations General Assembly meeting in special session , followed in 2002 by a 10 ...