The First Statutory Step into the Area of Environmental Policy

question 8

True/False

The first statutory step into the area of environmental policy was the Clean Air Act of 1963.

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Definitions:

Willowbrook Study

A controversial human research study conducted in the 1950s and 1960s which involved intentionally infecting mentally disabled children at the Willowbrook State School in New York with hepatitis in order to study the disease's development.

Cosmetic Pharmacology

The application of pharmaceuticals and chemical substances to alter appearances for aesthetic purposes rather than for treating illness or injury.

Social Inequality

A condition where resources, opportunities, and privileges are distributed unequally among individuals in a society based on various socio-demographic factors.

Ethical

Pertaining to or dealing with morals, the principles of morality pertaining to right and wrong conduct.