Environmental protection

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) created in 1970 has a prodigious and important job pertaining to the people of America and the land that Americans inhabit. According to the EPA’s website their mission, “ is to protect human health and the environment (EPA.gov).” Who helps oversee the actions of the EPA, so that they can continue their mission? What powers do the EPA possess to help with their mission? What major steps have they taken that have helped them in their mission? All of these…

law that was implemented in 1970. It regulates air emissions mobile to immobile sources. Congress noticed that air pollutants were becoming a growing health concern among the growing public. Hazardous air pollutants pose health risks as well as environmental threats. The new law presents an operating permits program sculpted after a similar program under the Federal National Pollution Elimination Discharge System (NPDES) law. The purpose is to ensure compliance with all appropriate requirements…

specifically, they included topics such as air pollution at docking terminals and renewable fuel. Joe Jobe, Chief Executive Officer for the National Biodiesel Board, wrote with a nonchalant, or matter-of-fact, tone to disprove false claims made about environmental laws. His argument was titled The Renewable Fuel Standard. While, on the other hand, the Times Editorial Board for the Los Angeles Times spoke with an accusing tone on air pollution in order to expose the unjust behavior of Los…

smog is the culprit from vehicle emissions. Smog can be composed of many other chemical compounds thus coming from many different sources. In this paper there will be a discussion of the harmful impacts of smog and what the United States Environmental protection agency is doing to help. Smog comes from many sources including automobile exhaust, coal burning power plants and even factories that produce consumer products. Such as paint, hairspray, chemical solvents, and even charcoal starting…

Introduction Radiation protection policy is distributed among several governmental Agencies in the United States. Each agency is tasked with controlling exposure to radiation and the safe use of radioactive materials and radiation generating devices. These agencies inform their policy with reports and recommendations from a number of organizations, including the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). The NCRP is a longstanding organization that strives to provide…

The Environmental Protection Agency defines frackings as “A well stimulation process used to maximize the extraction of underground resources; including oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, and even water”(Environmental Protection Agency). This process, employed to release natural gas involves drilling deep into the ground and shooting a high pressure water solution into rock formations in order to release the gas inside. Although the history of fracking can be traced back to the 1940’s, it…

A Superfund site is defined as any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified these sites as candidates for cleanup because they poses a risk to human health or the environment. Once a site is selected as a candidate, they are placed on a list called the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is used to prioritize the release or threatened releases of hazardous wastes in the United States. The EPA uses…

According to the EPA of United States Environmental Protection Agency, a pesticide is “any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Pests can be insects, mice and other animals, unwanted plants (weeds), fungi, or microorganisms like bacteria…

decisions on the safety of glyphosate, the weed killer’s main ingredient. Glyphosate has been linked to the development non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). Court cases alleging the connection unsealed documents showing collusion between Monsanto and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials to kill a review of the ingredient and evidence the company ghost wrote research on the weed killer’s safety that was later attributed to academics. The more than 45 lawsuits consolidated as part of…

of public land as wilderness, 44 million which are in national parks. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Created in 1970, NEPA promotes the enhancement of the environment and established what is known today as the President’s Council On Environmental Policy (CEQ). It was one of the first laws ever written that creates a national framework for protecting our environment. Marine Mammal Protection Act - (1972) The MMPA protects all marine mammals including cetaceans, pinnipeds, and…