by Jeff Gillman
protection/support of farming interests, 47, 50, 69, 125, 127
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
carbon dioxide classification/regulation, 203–204, 211, 213
and the Clean Air Act, 26
creation and perspective of, 68, 69
pesticide policy enforcement, 69–74, 77–78
water pollution regulation/enforcement, 87, 88–89, 91–92, 95
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 66–69, 122–123, 126, 128, 173–175, 181–182
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, 30, 45–46
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), 139, 144
U.S. Supreme Court, 72, 89, 140–141, 174, 175, 204
utility company emissions, 205
utility patents, 135–136, 137, 139–141, 145–149
value judgments, in politics, 27, 33
values, personal, 14, 18
vegetable gardens, 86, 88, 185, 192–193
water pollution
causes/extent of, 83–84
policies to fight, 81, 86–89, 92, 94–97, 209
politics of, 91–93
techniques to prevent, 84–85, 87–88, 94, 95, 97
total maximum daily load (TMDL) reporting, 87, 88–89
Water Quality Act, 86–87, 91
weeds. See also invasive plants
carbon dioxide and, 202, 216
noxious, 150–151, 157, 160
ordinances on, 160, 184–185
superweeds, 120–121, 123, 128
West Nile virus, 159
White, Donald, 135–136, 140
wildlife, pesticide dangers to, 58, 63–66
wind power, 98, 103, 104, 106, 112, 205
World War II chemicals, 58, 185–186
yard maintenance
control of noxious weeds, 160
fertilized lawns, 81, 82, 84, 94–97
pesticide use in, 27, 56–57, 63, 64, 74–79
yard restrictions, 184–195
bottom line, 194–195
conflicts over, 184–185
government, 186–188
homeowners’ associations, 189–192
policy options/ratings, 191–194
political dynamics, 190–191
and property values, 188, 190, 191, 194, 195
scientific point of view, 184–186, 193
zebra mussels, 152, 158, 159, 162