One of the most critical problems of today is the environmental policies with the focus on economy. Despite the many efforts of global organizations, environmental pollution is the subject of human beings. For this, the most polluting countries attract the attention of researchers. Many studies produce economy-centered environmental policies for the USA. However, the asymmetric effect of natural resources on environmental pollution has been neglected in the literature. In this paper, the effects of economic growth, renewable energy, biocapacity, and natural resources on the ecological footprint are addressed within the framework of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis over the period 1980–2017. Empirical findings confirm that economic growth and biocapacity increase environmental degradation, while renewable energy consumption helps reduce environmental damage. More specifically, when the results are analyzed in terms of natural resources, positive shocks in natural resources contribute to reducing environmental damage, while negative shocks in it negatively affect the environmental quality. The paper presents important policy implications for economy-centered environmental issues.

当今最关键的问题之一是以经济为重点的环境政策。尽管全球组织做出了许多努力，但环境污染是人类的主题。为此，污染最严重的国家引起了研究人员的注意。许多研究为美国制定了以经济为中心的环境政策。然而，文献中忽略了自然资源对环境污染的不对称影响。在本文中，经济增长、可再生能源、生物承载力和自然资源对生态足迹的影响在 1980 年至 2017 年期间的环境库兹涅茨曲线假设的框架内进行了讨论。实证结果证实，经济增长和生物承载力会加剧环境退化，而可再生能源的消耗有助于减少对环境的破坏。更具体地说，当从自然资源的角度分析结果时，自然资源的正面冲击有助于减少环境破坏，而自然资源的负面冲击会对环境质量产生负面影响。本文提出了以经济为中心的环境问题的重要政策含义。