Science 9.8

"Environmental Policy and Sustainability" Note: Online students please respond to one (1) of the following three (3) bulleted options:

• Explain two (2) reasons as to whether or not you believe sustainability is an attainable objective. Next, determine two (2) barriers currently in place that make achieving sustainability difficult. Propose one (1) alternative that can be used in place of sustainability.
• Name one (1) environmental policy described in Chapter 16 that you believe was most successful. Next, state two (2) drawbacks of your chosen policy then speculate on two (2) potential lessons that could be drawn from your selected policy that could be used to improve future environmental policies. Justify your response.
• Describe three (3) ways that environmental policies can be implemented and enforced. Next, in your own words, identify the roles of the following branches when dealing with environmental policies: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Lastly, which branch do you believe has the most power in implementing and enforcing environmental policies in the United States? Justify your response.