Abstract
It is time to elevate the US Environmental Protection Agency to a departmental-level agency. The new US Department of the Environment would establish a focal point and permanent, authoritative position among the Presidential Secretaries for a coherent environmental vision for the country and a transition to a sustainable, flourishing society with a hope for the commons. The 21st century challenges demand action now as climate change and environmental justice are too critical for the environment not to be an official part of the cabinet. The congress can merge the council on environmental quality (CEQ) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into the DoE by amending certain federal environmental laws and enacting and enabling legislation with organic authority and sustainability principles. The DoE legislation must be clean and uncluttered with superfluous amendments. In addition, the legislation would establish sustainability principles, practices, guidelines and objectives for the new DoE. This paper demonstrates that a paradigm shift in US environmental governance is needed to begin moving toward sustainability and a new way of life.
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