The First Laws in U.S.environmental Policy _______________

question 9

Multiple Choice

The first laws in U.S.environmental policy _______________

• A)protected endangered species
• B)were passed as early as 1980
• C)promoted settlement of the West and resource extraction
• D)dealt primarily with management of private land
• E)reduced pollution caused by early industrial efforts

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Definitions:

Breakthrough Approach

Innovative or novel strategies that enable overcoming obstacles and achieving significant progress in a field or situation.

Difficult Situations

Circumstances that pose challenges or obstacles that are hard to overcome or deal with.

Escalation Spirals

A process in which a conflict intensifies progressively, often due to actions and reactions of the involved parties, leading to increasingly severe outcomes.

Ultimatums

Final demands or statements of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.