What did the creation of the environmental protection agency (epa) signal?
question 2 options:

the us government was not serious about protecting the environment

a new global organization would now regulate environmental issues

the european union would have to lead the way for environmental regulation

the us public was serious about creating a healthy and sustainable environment

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!