Chapter 7, Problem 1TYC

To determine

To describe: The two major justifications for environmental policy and the three problems environmental policy commonly seeks to address.

Answer to Problem 1TYC

The two major justifications for environmental policy are reduction of pollution and resource usage. The problems that need to be addressed are social services, safety nets and minimization of pollution.

Explanation of Solution

Environmental policy is defined as the integration of the environmental problems to the government’s regulation and tabulation policies to create awareness and conservation of environment.

The two major justifications for environmental policy are given below:

1. 1. Regulation of resource use:
2. 2. Reduction of the pollution:

The three problems environmental policy commonly seeks to address are as follows:

1. 1. To provide social services such as health care, education and national defense to every citizen.
2. 2. To provide the “safety nets” for the needy people such as victim of natural disasters and poor people
3. 3. To minimize the pollution and other factors that are leading to the health hazards