United States Environmental Protection Agency

Imagine yourself turning on the faucet like every other day and seeing the clear sparkling water. But wait, it isn’t that sparkly today. Even so, you pour it into the glass for your kid. Then you see it turns into a yucky brown color. You think it’s still okay, but it’s not. The Flint water crisis is a tragedy where the governor of Flint made a mistake by not telling one of the poorest cities in the U.S. , Flint, Michigan about lead in their water. If we are going to help the residents of…

A. Syllogism P1) If the government does not fund anti-lead programs, there is a greater chance of people getting lead-poisoning. P2) The government is not funding anti-lead programs. C) There is a greater chance of people getting lead-poisoning. B. Description The argument was found online from The New York Times in the Op-Ed section titled America is Flint. Nicholas Kristof, the author, discussed the issue of the Flint water crisis. In Flint, Michigan, water was contaminated. Lead from pipes…

To: Professor Holborn From: Julion Price Re: Does the destruction of grouper that is more than 20 inches violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Date: December 3, 2014 FACTS In 2007, defendant John L. Yates set out with his crew to go fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. A few days later, Officer Jones boarded their ship and examined the fish they were catching. He noticed that 72 of the fish were smaller than 20 inches. Federal fishing laws require that these fish be bigger than 20 inches before being…

saw the need to manage all the intergovernmental relationships (IGR) at the same time. IGR group included: • Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) – state agency that created the initial solutions to a problem. They oversaw the cleanup and reported everything to the EPA. • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – federal agency that worked directly with KDHE to ensure proper cleanup of the contamination. • Coleman Company – manufacturing company, which is responsible for the…

able to make donations to the Superfund Trust Fund, and there should be financial support from the federal government as well. If developers decide to purchase land with possible contamination they should not be penalized but instead, have an environmental site assessment completed by the EPA before purchase, and if the risk is there for hazard then the land will remain vacant. This protects all…

"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…

When altering the clean air act in 1990, the congress wanted EPA to use modern base technology to decrease the cause of pollution. The first leading cause of pollution in the United States is auto motor vehicles. Motor vehicles were first produced in the early 20th century by Henry Ford. The auto emissions increased the amount of greenhouse effect in the earth’s atmosphere. In change: to add to global warming. Many humans experience…

In my opinion, the two most important social responsibilities pertinent to Volkswagen deliberately creating a software capable of cheating emission tests are pollution and consumer relations. Consumer relations is a critical issue in business today. Customers look towards businesses to provide them with safe, satisfying products and to respect their rights as consumers. The four main rights for consumers concerning consumer relations are right to safety, right to be informed, right to choose,…

The Catholic Church teaches seven principles of social teaching, and in those teachings are the dignity of a human being, call to a particular group or family and to participate, rights and responsibilities, giving to the wellbeing of the poor, dignity and rights of workers, solidarity, and lastly care for god’s creation. The Chesapeake Bay has been degraded by pollution, manmade and natural change over the course of many years. But many young adults can make a change and help out by taking part…

PHASE II INVESTIGATION: The conclusion of QC lab investigation affirmed that the failed results reported for TG89 bottom mixer bowl and the bottom of the Vibrasonic clear were not due to Analyst error. Therefore, QA initiated a Phase II investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the failures. During the investigation QA reviewed the cleaning protocol, current cleanup instructions, interviewed SMEs. Below is a summary of the findings. Note, due to the fact the failure was reported…