What is the overall objective of environmental public policy and what are the objective's two most central concerns?

What will be an ideal response?


The objective of environmental public policy is to promote the common good. While it may be difficult to define the common good, the two most central concerns are the improvement of human welfare and the protection of the natural world. Because of this, environmental public policy addresses two sets of environmental issues: One is the prevention or reduction of all types of pollution, and the other is the use of both renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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