American Constitution and Environmental Policies

ABSTRACT

The need to protect the environment from degradation and hazards has become one of the major issues on the front burner of global politics. The national legislatures of various nations and policy experts are all brainstorming on how to safeguard the planet from further depreciation to preserve human lives. The U.S. Congress, in an attempt to protect the environment, has enacted several statutory laws to protect the national environment, while cooperating with international organizations like the U.N. in enhancing global environmental safety using the deployment of international law. These statutory laws are derived from the American constitutions and common laws that were written by the framers of the U.S. Constitution. The American environmental laws and policies are meant to safeguard the country’s national environment. Keywords: Constitutionalism, States, Federal, Environment, Policies, Common Laws, Statutory Laws, Climate change, international law.ABSTRACT The need to protect the environment from degradation and hazards has become one of the major issues on the front burner of global politics. The national legislatures of various nations and policy experts are all brainstorming on how to safeguard the planet from further depreciation to preserve human lives. The U.S. Congress, in an attempt to protect the environment, has enacted several statutory laws to protect the national environment, while cooperating with international organizations like the U.N. in enhancing global environmental safety using the deployment of international law. These statutory laws are derived from the American constitutions and common laws that were written by the framers of the U.S. Constitution. The American environmental laws and policies are meant to safeguard the country’s national environment.

Keywords: Constitutionalism, States, Federal, Environment, Policies, Common Laws, Statutory Laws, Climate change, international law.