Environmental protection

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…

Pharmaceutical waste creates mass quantities of environmental pollution, and is quickly becoming one of the world’s largest pollution concerns. With the incredible advancements in medicine and pharmaceutical development, the concern for proper disposal of these medications has been largely ignored. Increasing education and public awareness on the subject are two great ways to begin spreading awareness concerning pharmaceutical environmental pollution. Unbeknownst to most people, nurses play a…

There are many coal mines filing for bankruptcy in West Virginia, Virginia, and other states. These bankruptcies are caused by debts of billions of dollars. A lawyer was assigned to assist the Department of Environmental Protection in the Alpha case. The lawyer, Kevin W. Barrett of Bailey & Glasser, subpoenaed Citicorp. Citi responded after over a month. Two big hedge funds, Highbridge Capital Management and a unit of Davidson Kempner, were part of the lender list. Alpha’s plan was to commit a…

Congress in response to an increase of public awareness of air pollution and evidence of public health risks caused by air pollution. The CAA is considered to be a classic example of the “command and control” style of environmental legislation that is characterized by setting environmental goals for the legislation, determining criteria or collecting technical data on the specific health effects of certain chemicals, setting quality standards which are the maximum allowable level of pollutants…

the many environmental issues hospitals dispense. There is also a field in psychology that looks at the behavior and interaction of humans with the environment called environmental psychologists. These types of psychologists aim to…

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…

Despite their intentions, a majority of marine conservation acts passed by Congress have not been enforced properly or are ignored entirely. Some environmentalists argue that we as citizens are to blame because we are too busy with our personal lives to care about the environment—most of us don’t recycle, utilize alternative sources of energy, or think twice about the detrimental effects that our lifestyles and everyday habits have on the oceans, let alone any other ecosystem or even the Earth,…

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…

not currently used as a salt water disposal area. The Birds Nest aquifer area that has less than 10,000 mg/L TDS can be used in the future as a salt water disposal zone as long as an Aquifer Exemption is approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA Region 8 has jurisdiction over this area of permitting salt water disposal wells. “Wastewater injected into disposal wells may, in some circumstances, migrate to the surface or into freshwater aquifers” (Johnston, J, et. al,…

Humans and animals use earth’s natural resources daily to survive. One big problem effecting natural resources and the environment is acid rain. Acid Rain is precipitation with high levels of acidic components. Precipitation can be in the form of rain, snow, sleet, fog, or dust. There are many different causes and effects of acid rain. Humans are trying to find a solution, and the Federal Government has enacted many laws to help prevent acid rain. Rain is naturally acidic, but pollution is…