National Environmental Policy Act

ten environmental journalists were interviewed regarding changes that may affect the newsroom, public opinion on climate change and what role adaptability plays in the lives of these journalists. Media and presentation of news is changing that breakneck speed, and many newsrooms are struggling to keep up. An overarching theme in these readings is that the environment is largely neglected, both in real life and in its news coverage. As Nisbet and Fahy write, journalists covering environmental…

Taking a series of environmental protests against paraxylene (PX) projects as an example, this essay aims to explore the role of Chinese citizens in environmental governance. To be specific, this essay seeks to address these questions: How does Chinese public make use of available means to influence decision making about the environmental issue? To what extent does the public participation contribute to good environmental governance in China? What are limitations of current citizen participation…

Big Pharmaceutical Company 's The biggest contradiction in the cycle of life is the beginning of the end, that is, as humans we are born to die. The diseases and sicknesses we contact throughout our lifetime are evidence of the impending end from the beginning. In the 21st century, however, healthcare is not some superstitious, voodoo nonsense we leave to fate. It’s a right available to every citizen living within a democracy or free government. In America there are various loopholes within the…

security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." So why are gun control laws even in place? Gun control laws started to go on the rise during Franklin D. Roosevelt 's presidency. The National Firearms Act and the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 enforced new penalties on machine guns and sawed-off…

The Second Amendment is one of the most controversial topics today in the United States. The reason it is so important is because it affects every person in the country. A lot of people feel the amendment should be banished to avoid conflict. On the other hand, others feel the amendment is crucial to our country, helping protect from conflict. I feel strongly that the Second Amendment is someone’s constitutional right, but should be thought of more as a privilege and should not be abused. With…

work, protect their savings and prosperity, provide relief for the sick and elderly and get industry and agriculture back on their feet. Roosevelt declared a national “bank holiday” the day after his Inauguration. He closed all banks and called in Congress for a very special meeting. Four days later, congress passed the Emergency Banking Act. The EBA permitted banks to reopen if a Treasury Department inspection showed that they had sufficient cash reserves. When banks reopened on March 13…

The Downfalls of Daylight Saving Time Why do we have to do daylight saving time. The American states Hawaii and most of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. Losing an hour of sleep in the spring is not necessarily fun. Daylight saving time does more harm than good. On the monday after daylight saving time workers tend to cyberloaf. Daylight saving time is hard to adjust to and businesses are hurt by it. Studies in a lab showed that participants cyberloafed for more than 20% of…

Have you ever wondered why the U.S does daylight savings time and the rest of the world doesn’t? The U.S has been using daylight savings time for years while other countries have stopped after WW2. In the articles“Pros & Cons: Daylight Savings time” by Proscons.org and the article “The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time” by David Prerau they state that daylight savings is both good and bad. Although some argue that the U.S should eliminate daylight savings, I believe that…

with the regulations in the work place and the pros and cons of unions in the workplace. Labor laws were put in place to protect the employees and to set the rules and regulations in the workplace between employers and employees. The Family Leave Act of 1993 (FLMA) was enacted by the Federal Government and put in place to guarantee employees up to 12 unpaid weeks of leave for medical and family emergencies. For example if an employee gets sick and needs to take some time off of work or time…

labor, some not in support of organized labor, but in the mid 1900 there were some essential acts that balanced…