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| economic growth that is compatible with natural environmental systems and social goals. objective: "meeting the needs of the present w/o compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" |
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| collaborative decision making |
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| industry and other stakeholders worked cooperatively with the government |
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| environmental impact state |
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| used in gov. planning and decision making; instrument to achieve a national policy on envirnment |
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| environmental protection agency |
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| independent executive agency, but administrator reports directly to the president, and decision making tends to reflect the white house priorities. largest of the federal regulatory agencies, |
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