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| Office of Management and Budget |
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| largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Help assist the president in preparing the budget |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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| agency of the government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on law passed by congress |
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| Gridlock and divided government |
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| occurs when both sides of the government can not agree on a decision |
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| a legislative act authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a specific purpose |
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| process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases and re-radiated in all directions |
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| Occurred because of Congress passing the FLPMA act. political movement centered on the use of federal lands in the western portion of the United States |
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| federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations |
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| single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution |
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| non-point source pollution |
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| refers to both water and air pollution from diffuse sources. (agricultural draining) |
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| Bureau of land management |
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| federal agency in the United States interior department that administers America's public lands |
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| region where the land is in a natural state, where impact from human activities is minimal |
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| socio-economic term used to describe a relationship between countries, states, provinces, or territories that is an outcome of globalization, free trade, neoliberalism, or economic deregulation (usually occurs when competition for a particular sector of trade occurs |
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| United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level |
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| primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. passed in 1972 |
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| Toxic Substance control act |
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| United States law passed by Congress in 1976 that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals |
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| describes an alliance between political parties and other organizations Exs: Apollo alliance of sierra club, National Wildlife Federation, UAW, UMW, and United steelworkers |
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| Kingdon's three policy stream |
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1. the problem stream
2. the policy stream
3. the political stream |
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| water that has remained seal in an aquifier for a long period of time |
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