美国有着众多的有关环境保护的法律和规定,例如人们常常听到的联邦政府的《清洁空气法》和《清洁水法》等等。这些联邦法律和规定都可以在联邦政府的网站上查阅。美国环保局也在其网站上以及用其他的方式向公众普及所有有关环境保护的法律和规定。但是,绝大多数的美国人并不能完全看懂这些法律文本。主要的原因是所有这些厚厚的法律文本都有着众多的章节、条款、附录 The United States has a large number of laws and regulations on environmental protection, such as the Commonwealth Government’s Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, which are often heard. These federal laws and regulations are available on the federal government’s website. The EPA also publishes on its website and by other means all the laws and regulations that govern the environment. However, most Americans do not fully understand these legal texts. The main reason is that all of these thick legal texts have numerous chapters, articles, appendices