United States Environmental Protection Agency

2” Discussion/Current Research In 1970, Congress created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and passed the Clean Air Act. This gave the federal government ability to clean up air pollution in the United States of America3. The EPA and states, tribes, local governments, industry, and environmental groups have worked to establish a variety of programs to reduce air pollution levels across America3. Under the Act, EPA and states set emissions limits for motor vehicles and industrial…

growing chemical factories. United States Congress and the United States Senate realized the needs for regulation of water in the United States were great, and the challenges are overwhelming. Unfortunately, the reality was all the water there was, and all the water there ever will be on earth was on this planet. Although President Nixon vetoed the Water Act, Congress swept aside his veto decisively. Nixon's veto was overridden by a ten to one margin. The Constitution states that two third…

continues, then this can cause a major blow to their economy and are alliance. That’s why I have come to understand now that national security has to involve a partnership between the two countries in order to form these countries a new direction in Environmental Security. U.S. has done the most damage in air pollution and is not a great example for developing countries. Overall…

Ethics, broadly defined, is the a set of values or principles established by society for its betterment. Many of these values and principles are incorporated into culture and law. Organizations today integrate ethics into the foundation of their businesses in order to augment the professional value and trustworthiness of the their enterprise. Both public and private companies are expected to uphold certain ideals and internal controls for the benefit of their stakeholders. Operating with high…

basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters” (“Summary of the Clean Water Act”). The Clean Water Act was passed in 1948 when it was called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The act was 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…

drinking water for the citizens. If the government is making an effort then why is there still unsafe drinking water in parts of the country? In the United States, there are more than 6,000 chemicals that pollute the drinking water. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there has only been one new pollutant…

CAA is overseas by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by creating/following National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), along with other regulations and standards. Structure of statute: The Clean Water Act (CWA) and the basis of it all stated in 1948 when it was known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, but over the years this law significantly changed and finally modified and organized into the CWA in 1972. Like most other environmental law this one is also…

almost unimaginable that such a tragedy should happen in the United States. A small town just outside of Detroit, Flint, Michigan is suffering from the worst case of lead poisoning in the states since the 1970’s. What was once a prosperous city due to the automobile industry is now left poverty stricken.After this, the city was forced to make dire budget cuts leading to tens of thousands of homes are left with lead heavy water and a state of emergency lasting over three years. To end the…

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…

because we pay the price ultimately. For example, air pollution contributes to the dreaded acid rain; acid rain not only devastates agricultural crops, it also pollutes ninety percent of waterways and a large portion of arable soil. In Fact, “environmental degradation cost [China] nine percent of its Gross National Income in 2008”, a number that is quite unacceptable. Since many waterways are now considered wastewaters, that water traveling across the country is spreading the pollution,…