After reading and analyzing Chapter One, it is clear that the focus of environmental policy has been on managing natural resources and preserving public health since colonial times and continues to be so today. Scientific breakthroughs, technological developments, and changes in public attitudes toward natural resources are significantly responsible for significant changes in US environmental legislation. What precisely are environmental policies? Environmental policy relates to public-sector legislation, regulations, and incentives. Almost as soon as Europeans landed in the Americas, they attempted to govern the use of natural resources. The environment they found had been extensively altered by native people. As a result, settlers faced a number of environmental issues, such as safeguarding cattle from predators, managing trees, and avoiding overhunting. The simple duty of feeding their family and heating their houses made environmental management one of the most serious enviro...
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