Describe the present environment
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Environmental quality has become a matter of great public concern in the recent years. Significant progress has been made, particularly in controlling the visible and obvious forms of environmental pollution. Environmental regulations like most regulations are often complex and may lead to increased costs. A trend towards increased complexity of regulations and a movement towards changes are increasingly evident. Recent amendments to both the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts have identified new sources of pollutants and have required effluent limitations for particular categories of industries. A list of toxic pollutants in the 1977 Amendments to the Clean Water Act has greatly increased the complexity of that Act. For each pollutant listed, unless a more stringent standard is set, the best available technology economically achievable is to be applied. Regulatory action to minimize costs and delays, while ensuring protection of public health and the environment, is the current trend. Federal legislative actions in the future will respond to the tightening energy supply and to the effects of complete implementation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Future legislation is not expected to weaken current environmental programs. Rather, it seems more likely that legislation will aim toward careful structuring of emergency responses and expediting actions mandated or permitted under current laws.
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Major current environmental issues may include climate change, pollution, environmental degradation, and resource depletion etc. The conservation movement lobbies for protection of endangered species and protection of any ecologically valuable natural areas, genetically modified foods and global warming.