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PLSC 392 weeks 3-6

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public opinion and environmentalism   show
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relationship between science and environmental policy   show
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when science is sacrificed to politics   show
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show legislative, executive, judicial  
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functions of three branches of government   show
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Legislative Branch   show
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Judicial Branch   show
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show headed by president, executive office of president, executive branch departments, federal agencies  
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show 9 justices, serve for life, six Republicans, three Democrats  
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US Court of Appeals   show
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US District Courts   show
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show includes Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of White House Counsel  
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show 15 executive departments, each headed by secretary  
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Special Interest Groups   show
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American Public   show
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scientists   show
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IGOs- Intergovernmental organizations   show
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show UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme) Global Environmental Facility (GEF) IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) treaty secretariats- help manage/administer environmental treaties  
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United Nations (UN)   show
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sustainable development   show
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show IGOs, national and international businesses, epistemic communities, world leaders/celebrities/activists  
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key international law principles   show
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four principal sources of international law   show
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MEAs   show
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COPs   show
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MOPs   show
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Treaty secretariats   show
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show humans tend to be selfish, short sighted solutions- privatization and socialism  
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show trapping of heat by greenhouse gases  
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greenhouse gases   show
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main sources of GHG   show
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show China, United States, India  
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show the best treaty, was not ratified by US  
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2009 Copenhagen Accord   show
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2015 Paris Climate Agreement   show
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Paris Climate Agreement enforcement   show
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show propose new legislation, sign bills into laws, propose federal budget, appointment powers, executive powers, pardons, commander in chief, addresses Congress  
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President executive toolkit   show
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legal hierarchy   show
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show new rule is drafted and proposed by a federal agency, commented on by public, comments are reviews and assessed, proposed rule is amended and reissued as final rule  
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advantages of regulation   show
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disadvantages of regulation   show
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advantages of legislation   show
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show very difficult to get large enough number of Congress to cooperate, may take lots of concessions and compromises, presidential efforts to promote new statute end in failure  
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show navigable waters definition- people who don't want restrictions want a narrow definition, people who want to protect environment want a broad definition  
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show regulate interstate and international commerce, necessary and proper clause, legislation, confirmation, ratification of treaties, oversight  
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how bill becomes a law   show
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show patchwork, reform, fragmentation, localism, election cycle, hyper responsiveness, micromanagement, polarization  
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patchwork issue   show
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show difficult to do comprehensively  
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fragmentation issue   show
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localism issue   show
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election cycle issue   show
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show only responds to high visibility issues, not most important issue  
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show regarding departments and agencies' agenda  
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polarization issue   show
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Obama obstacles to passing climate related legislation   show
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show trumps all other laws, supreme law of the land  
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federal statutes   show
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show issued by federal agencies and executive departments  
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five Ps   show
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prescriptive regulation   show
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property rights   show
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show environmental taxes, difficult to get price right, unpopular  
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payments   show
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show info dissemination and education, reflexive laws  
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show executive departments must apply informal rule making process (notice and comment rule making)  
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show requires full explanation and justification, keeping an exhaustive record of decision making process, congressional review act  
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reversing executive order   show
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administrative adjudication   show
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five key functions of agencies   show
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regulatory function   show
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adjudicative function   show
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distributive function   show
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5 step journey from environmental issue to policy enforcement   show
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show delegation of authority, administrative discretion  
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administrative discretion   show
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show complex rules and regulations, bureaucratic maze, already busy executive and congress  
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show complicated or confused division or responsibilities and overlapping mandates, federalizing of environmental regulation, competition and conflict among agencies for funds and authority  
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show among federal agencies/departments/branches, between federal and state entities, backers and allies of agencies and departments  
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key functions and activities of environmental agencies   show
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problems and challenges for EPA   show
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show Michael Reagan  
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Department of Interior   show
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Department of Defense   show
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Secretary of Interior   show
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