question for government is below

Instructions:

1. Should be 1000 words

2. MLA format

3. Additional 3 secondary sources

4. Free from plagiarism

Topic: Environmental policy and air pollution

Topic: My research agenda will focus on the reduction of air pollution which is carried out by making environment policies from both US federal government and Texas state government level.

Sources:

EPA. “Progress Cleaning the Air and Improving People's Health.” EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, 14 Aug. 2018, www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/progress-cleaning-air-and-improving-peoples-health.

Jarrell, Melissa L., et al. “How to Encourage Conflict in the Environmental Decision- Making Process: Imparting Lessons from Civic Environmentalism to Local Policy-Makers.” Local Environment, vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 2013, pp. 184–200.

Krupp, Fred. “Trump and the Environment.” Foreign Affairs, vol. 96, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 73-82

Step 4 – The Policy Paper

Your task will be to prepare a formal research paper regarding the selected policy. The assignment is to be around 5-6 pages with in-text citations for your research. The minimum writing requirement is a 1000 of your own words or around 3 pages of a word document (excluding the cited information). The essay is to discuss each of the following prompts:

· An introduction and brief overview of the policy relationship.

· What are the major issues facing each level of government?

· What are the reasons for initiating changes to the policy?

· What are the options to be considered (discuss several)?

· What are the pros and cons of each potential reform (costs v. benefits)?

· Which is the best option moving forward (pick one)?

· A summary and conclusion