United States Environmental Protection Agency

One of the most significant environmental problems that put many people at risk was the Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York. After years of living surrounded by toxic chemicals, complaints started rising. A strange odor and a distinct chemical seeping out from the ground and into basements and backyards stirred concern. Residents living in the area were experiencing health problems such as birth defects and genetic disorders. The high number of miscarriages was also a concern. The toxic…

Environmental impacts of air pollution can result precipitation containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids produced by the burning of fossil fuels (EPA, 2016). These acids can fall in the form of wet precipitation, such as rain, snow, or fog, or…

to put CSR over their profits margins this is evident by both their charitable and environmental work. MGM has been widely recognized as the gold standard in their industry for the environment awareness and conciseness. MGM did not wait until they had environmental issued they instead took a different approach. MGM decided to go the rout of preventive measure as they sought to improve there already high environmental standards. MGM’s preventive measures has allowed them to be a highly…

The state of the environment in 1948 was arguably similar to the state of the environment today. Environmental concerns such as air and water pollution were, and are currently a major concern. The main difference in 1948 however, was that pertinent regulations and laws had yet to be enacted. Conceivably, the main benefit of an unfortunate pollution catastrophe in 1948, which put into motion several environmental milestones, was the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. This act paved the road…

Water Management or BWM Convention) to regulate discharges of ballast water and reduce the risk of introducing non-native species transferred through ships’ ballast water.The Convention will enter into force 12 months after ratification by at least 30 States,…

doesn’t always have to be music or stereos to affect us also. It can also be a car horn, a jet flying by or by any sound exceeding above 85 decibels. It mostly depends on how long and how often you are exposed to them and whether you wear hearing protection, such as earplugs or earmuffs. Another example of invisible pollution is cell phones. The effect of mobile phone radiation on human health is a very interesting study worldwide, as a result of the enormous increase in mobile phone usage…

I believe that the public should know about the chemicals in “produced water”, when a company is planning to drill, and where they are planning to drill. If people are going to be affected by the drilling, whether it be with contamination of their water or fumes from natural gas around their houses, they should know what is happening and how they will be affected. These large companies should be willing to admit there is a problem and find a solution to it before it gets out of hand. They should…

Environmental justice has advocated and made visible the practice of disproportional siting hazardous waste facilities in low income communities of color throughout the United States. Most of the time the state corporate actors are the ones responsible they are the ones who decide where to place the hazardous waste; the state corporate is more concern with where to place the hazardous waste rather than the health and safety of the community, people and their environment. In 1987 a report was…

aftermath of zinc and lead mining operations throughout the 1900s. The pollution has put local inhabitants at risk of different health issues, and while risk assessments have shown that no significant health risks are obvious compared to the rest of the state of Oklahoma, blood lead levels have been recorded to be high in Ottawa county children. Many different organizations, both government and private, are involved in the remediation of Tar Creek Superfund site. The cleanup process is…

asbestos Raymark used in brake pads would help lower the waste created at the facility. Learning to dispose of personally generated waste is the first step you can take to help with keeping your environment safe and stopping this issue in the future. Environmental Issue Raymark opened in 1919 and produced products containing asbestos and other harmful substances until 1989(EPA Superfund program,…