Environmental degradation

Introduction The article I chose for Essay two talks about president elect Donald J. Trump nomination decision for the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A). Trump chose Scott Pruitt, who is currently the attorney general for Oklahoma, as head of the EPA. The article states that this decision can have a negative effect in the environment, due to the fact that Pruitt supports the fossil fuel industry. The article also states how Pruitt has constantly shown his support against President Obamas…

As most everyone knows, California is currently experiencing a severe drought; but, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, so is “over 36 percent of the continental U.S.” not to mention that “a fifth of the world’s [population], [that is,] more than 1.2 billion [people], live in areas of physical water scarcity.” Living in the United States, it can be easy to disregard a drought and the importance of water conservation because we always manage to obtain the water necessary to supply…

Business and Situation Analysis The Coca-Cola Crisis- Communicating with the Communities The Situation On 5 August 2003, the Center for Science and Environment (CSE), a research and public advocacy group released statement claiming that 12 major cold drink brands sold in the vicinity of Delhi were found to contain a number of carcinogenic substances including pesticide residues. The accusations were based on tests conducted by the Pollution Monitoring Laboratory, in which three out of twelve…

We have one planet to live on. Have you ever thought of that? We only have this one giant rock, hurtling through the sky at speeds too fast for us to even comprehend; and we have nowhere else to go. Yet, we still take advantage of our home. We pollute it, mine mountains, clear-cut forests and think nothing of it. In everyday life people normally like to keep their home clean and tidy, they may buy insurance to help them buy a new one if something happens to their old one. Earth is our home, yet…

The state of California is driven by high productivity, the demand to produce and deliver makes air pollution inevitable. Air pollution is caused by air gasses that emit into the atmosphere, ultimately contaminating the air. The central valley of California is notorious for poor air quality, it has even been referred to as ‘America’s toxic agricultural capital’ (Leslie, 2010). The California Central Valley is greatly focused on agriculture, it is filled with farmers who rely heavily on their…

training. NCRP reports were critical in the 2002 revision to skin dose, 1999 guidance on prenatal expose, 1996 guidance for risk for occupational exposure and 2010 guidance on measuring effective dose equivalents. (Kase, 2016)(Jones, 2005) The Environmental Protection Agency has utilized NCRP recommendation for the major policy decisions. The 1960 Federal Guidance for Occupational Exposure used ALRA, ‘as low reasonably achievable, ' principles in the NCRP “Review of the Current State of…

In modern Western society, avoiding contact with the numerous pollutants and substances that can trigger an asthma attack is virtually impossible. In the home, the workplace, even in the air we breathe, we're surrounded by an endless list of potential asthma triggers. A vast range of stimuli can trigger asthma attacks. Chief culprits include dust mites, air conditioning (which cycles offending substances into the air we breathe) and something as simple as cat dander! Individual asthmatics,…

Although many improvements have been made to the city, New York’s air pollution is still a key environmental issue. New York has 5 major air pollutants which are fine particulate matter (small airborne chemicals), nitrogen oxides (gases produced by fuel), elemental carbon (fossil fuels and diesel gases), sulphur dioxide (power plants and industrial gases) and ozone (vehicle and natural gases). All these gases affect people by causing lung and heart damage and also high levels of Asthma. This…

The prisoner’s dilemma reminds me the fracking dilemma. I will be using the fracking dilemma to present my argument and example. Natural gas from shale has been a very active subject in the western region. Many residents are complaining that the fracking can affect the underground water and cause earthquakes. The energy companies and government agencies are giving the people an option to have either cheaper gas or clean water. If the public decides to have cheap gas they have to let this energy…

have failed to find a way to remove the corrosive damage. Mark Pollins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrote, “Having a comprehensive and interactive plan, instead of individual pieces of a strategy, is essential to protect the residents of Flint.” There is no doubt their government is trying, but they are failing, and failure cannot be a choice when lives are at stake. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality spokeswoman Melanie Brown says, “We look forward to continuing our…