The United States is one of the earliest countries in the world that advocated ways to protect and improve the environment by education. In order to raise public awareness and attention to environmental problems such as water pollution, the federal government formulated policies and regulations on environmental education and encouraged local governments and the public to promote environmental education programs. This paper attempts to explore the foundation, implementation and experience of such education policies in the United States and the related enlightenment.%美国是世界上较早倡导通过教育的途径来保护与改善环境的国家。为了提高公众对水污染等环境问题的认识和重视，美国政府制定了与环境教育相应的政策法规，并鼓励官方和民间大力推进环境教育计划。文章拟探讨美国教育政策实施的基础、具体实施和经验启示。
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