Environmental enrichment

this act has immensely protected the United States’ waters and habitats, it has created more work for dischargers and has disadvantages such as costs and infringement on property rights (Intellectual Takeout 12). Through the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency places restrictions on contaminants that can be discharged. In order to discharge pollutants into a waterway, one must get a permit from the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, also known as…

The Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality must be followed in all of the provinces where hydraulic fracturing takes place and the results shared with the property owners (Gagnon, 2016). Provinces In Canada, a handful of provinces have banned fracking; Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland & Labrador, for the main concerns of water contamination, air quality, and the terms of clarification and operation licenses (Gagnon, 2016). While British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan allow…

Once there was a lonely racetrack, and no one had raced on it for twenty five years. The track was very curvy with a lot of loops. It had jumps over lakes, and it was the hardest training facility in the world. This was why it had to close down. The track was in a city in Québec. There were tons of people getting ready for this race for a long time. Callum, the mayor, called for this race because he wanted to see who was the best driver in Québec. The three main drivers were Ollie, Jack, and…

scientists at UM’s (University of Montana’s) Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) and Department of Chemistry. To date, over 400 students across seven counties, two states, and two American Indian reservations have completed the curriculum and conducted indoor air quality research that has resulted in an overall heightened awareness of indoor air quality’s impact on our health.” (The…

In his article “Clean Water Act at 45: Despite Success, It’s Under Attack” Jon Devine elucidates the backstory and impediment of a possible future for the Clean Water Act. Devine explains the progress against water pollution that this act has made since it’s implementation in the 1960’s, an act that overruled the industry during that time. This law was the leading pollution prevention program in America in regards to the industry-specific standards. In light of it’s 45th anniversary, Devine…

Drive Clean Chicago is an incentive program, which aims to increase the amount of vehicles in the city using clean energy and alternative fuels. It consists of three programs: Drive Clean Truck voucher fund, Drive Clean Taxi voucher fund, and Drive Clean Station rebate fund. The Drive Clean Truck and Taxi programs incentivize trucks, buses, and taxis to use zero and low emission vehicles through vouchers that can cover up to eighty-percent of the cost of switching to electric or hybrid vehicles.…

Summary: The article first talks about how the Trump administration is going to eliminate the plan that the Obama administration had in place to keep strict rules on the pollution from cars and fuel economy standards. Scott Pruitt is the person who wants to eliminate that plan about stricter car pollution and fuel economy because Pruitt said that the standards that are in place right now are too high and will make cost prices for cars too expensive. But, John DeCicco, who is a professor at the…

broadened in 1972 when it then began to go by the name of the Clean Water Act. Due to this act, the Environmental Protection Agency made wastewater standards for industries and standards for the quality of surface waters. Unless a permit was obtained, this act made it illegal to discharge pollutants into water due to contamination (“Summary of the Clean Water Act”). The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, (CERCLA) “authorizes the President to respond to…

The people of China have become extremely concerned with all the environmental issues that have been going on in the last past 10 years. To correct the problems the Chinese government has taken multiple steps to make the best of the situation. The Chinese state is filled with environmental problems which make them enforce environmental policies, mainly in rural areas. In most cases, people don’t understand nor realize the environmental effects of any polluting activities. For example, when…

"By 2050, one-third of the world 's energy will need to come from solar, wind, and other renewable resources"(Alternate Energy). As time goes by coal, oil, natural gas depletes which will cause economic and social problems.Oil causes harm to the atmosphere by polluting everything around it and to solve this problem scientists are working to build sustainable energy sources such as solar panels. Given unlimited resources researchers could investigate and find an alternative to power the planet…