The EPA has a process when transforming policy into legislation and then laws. Further explore this topic by addressing the following:

• Briefly explain the federal legislative process that creates laws and regulations.
• Explain how individuals can engage in this process.
• Describe the optimum point for industry and corporations to engage Congress to help shape the scope of the legislation. What tools do they use to influence Congress?
• Describe how industry and corporations engage the EPA during the time when they are fleshing out the law into regulations.
• Discuss how enforcement is related to regulatory compliance.