U.S. Health in International Perspective


Book Description

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.







Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States


Book Description

Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.




Compilation of Water Pollution, Environmental Protection, and Related Laws


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Committee Print (110-149), 43-306 and (110-150), 43-407. July 2008. Title of V. 2 reads: Compilation of Water Resources and Related Laws. This two-volume compilation includes information on Selected Water Pollution Control, Environmental Protection, Water Resources, and Related Laws. It includes many additional water pollution control, environmental protection, and water resources development laws, including the Water Resources Development Acts of 1999, 2000, and 2007, the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000, the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002, the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000, and the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. The compilation includes the laws within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, which covers all aspects of national water resources planning, development, conservation, and management, water pollution control and prevention, water infrastructure, environmental protection, and hazardous waste cleanup.




Environmental Law 2008-2009


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To ensure that you have the most up-to-date and complete materials for your Environmental Law class, be sure to use Environmental Regulation: Statutory and Case Supplement with Internet Guide, 2008-2009 Edition . ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Title VI Regulations Executive Order 12,898, Environmental Justice THE REGULATORY PROCESS Administrative Procedure Act; Regulatory Flexibility Act Information Quality Act and OMB Guidelines Congressional Review Act Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive Order 12,866 REGULATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES Toxic Substances Control Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Safe Drinking Water Act Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION PREVENTION Solid Waste Disposal Act (as Amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Pollution Prevention Act AIR POLLUTION CONTROL Clean Air Act WATER POLLUTION CONTROL Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) Oil Pollution Act LAND USE REGULATION Coastal Zone Management Act ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT National Environmental Policy Act NEPA Regulations BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION Endangered Species Act PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT Antiquities Act; Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act Federal Land Policy and Management Act CASE SUPPLEMENT United States v. Atlantic Research Corp. United Haulers Assn., Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. Massachusetts v. EP Rapanos v. United States S.D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection Exxon Shipping Company v. Baker National Assn. Of Homebuilders v. Defenders of Wildlife










State and Environment


Book Description

This volume of comparative studies documents the continuing relevance of the state in environmental politics and policy. The book also demonstrates the analytical power of the comparative approach to the study of environmental politics and policy, offering cross-national comparisons of environmental governance in both developed and developing countries. Some chapters are based on qualitative studies from a small number of countries; others offer statistical analyses of quantitative data from many more countries over a longer time period.