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This 3 page paper explores environmental law, and argues that it works best when it is made at the local level but is in line with already existing federal policy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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one, because the two governing bodies do not always act in unison. When there are two laws in conflict over something, the federal law is the one that takes precedence
(Supremacy Clause). The Supremacy Clause is actually Paragraph 2 of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution, which says: "This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be
made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the
Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding." This is pretty specific: anything in any state
is subject to the law at the federal level. This creates some problems when we deal with environmental issues, because the causes of such things as air quality, water pollution,
noise pollution and so on are local. That is, poor air quality in any given area is the result of processes that occur in that area, and are not the
result of national policy. Air pollution in L.A., for instance, is due to a combination of geography (the L.A. basin traps air) and the number of cars on the road.
Its therefore up to California to pass laws that deal with the problem, but before doing so, it only makes sense that California would review national policy first. That would
allow the state to pass effective regulations that would not conflict with national ones, remembering that in a conflict, the national law takes precedence. Environmental law at the national level
is the concern of the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency that employs over 17,000 people in ten various regions around the country (About EPA, 2007). The agencys staff is
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