Environmental protection

Introduction – Environmental Protection - Environmental Victory This reflective paper will address several issues associated with environmental protection and the perceived environmental victory of a Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to support stricter emissions controls. First, it will discuss how the law must balance competing scientific opinions and make decisions in light of uncertainty. Next, this paper will discuss the different stakeholders who have concern in this situation, delineating their interests, as well as which stakeholder should have the priority position. Finally, it will discuss the effect on State regulations if the Federal government, through the Environmental Protection Agency, changes the standards for air pollution…

The environmental protection agency’s (EPA) is a Federal Government subsidiary and their mission is to project our health and that of the environment. The EPA accomplishes this feat by writing regulations and provides standards that implement laws established by Congress. In addition, the EPA works with other government and state level agencies to monitor the compliance of laws by conducting inspections on utility power plants or other industrial facilities. The clean Air Act (CAA), first put…

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…

marked the commencement of the modern environmental movement (Jaffe et al. 1995, 132). Since that time, the United States federal government has initiated a number of command and control environmental policies to regulate activities. There is disagreement about rather these government controls are morally correct, though, such as with the recent Stream Protection Rule. Scholars like Robert Nozick would believe that environmental regulations impede on individuals’ rights, while John Rawls…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the . federal government which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment. The EPA was founded by President Richard Nixon and was structured on December 2, 1970 when operations began. After Nixon signed an executive order. The EPA is mostly controlled by its administrator, who is appointed by the president and followed by needing to be approved by Congress. Though the EPA is not a Cabinet…

After reading the Canadian policies on planet sustainability, I think Canada is not a forerunner, but still an active participant in environmental protection. Such claims, however, cannot be made without supporting evidence. To support my claim, here is my perspective on Canada and sustainability. On the topic of air pollution, Canada has made several prospective promises. According to the policy, Canada will reduce its net GHG (Greenhouse Gases) emission by around 17% relative to 2005. Canada…

to a better practice of ecotourism, the two concepts of conservation will be compared using studies from the ACA (ACA) in Nepal and the Mkomazi National Park in Tanzania. Firstly, to understand the importance of conservation methods and the association to tourism the relationship between tourism and conservation, with focus on ecotourism, in the ACA (ACA) and Mkomazi National Park,Tanzania will be explored. The concept of tourism as an essential component of economic value, social change and…

Sustainable development refers not only to meeting the needs of modern society but also to not compromising the opportunities of future generation to meet and sustain development needs. It can be summarized as the improvement of economic, ecological, and social factors. Sustainable development and environmental protection work hand in hand but are not the same. Environmental protection is an important aspect of sustainable development as it plays a major role in protecting the finite resources…

WHY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHOULD PROCEED IN TANDEM: The world can be characterized as developed and developing countries. Regardless of which end of the spectrum a nation stands, both extremes have caused environmental stress in the world. Therefore, it is important to understand the differences, and issues between the developed and developing nations, to effectively understand the dynamics. Environmental constraints in developing countries are characterized by…

Q4.1: (a) Does Boyd consider Canada to be a leader in environmental protection, or a laggard? (b) Why does he suggest that this should be surprising? (c) State briefly in your own words two weaknesses of environmental law in Canada. (d) What might an ultimate cause of these weaknesses? Answer: (a) Boyd does consider Canada to be a laggard in environmental protection with all the potential to be a leader. Canada’s environmental record is compared to 28 other industrialized nations, with…