Environmental Law analysis
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Give a description of your law. Including date the law was passed and any background information that you can find on why this law was passed (what spurred the law).
Do you feel that this particular environmental law outweighs the costs?
Has this environmental law improved the environment/situation?
Plan on how to reduce the emissions that cause global warming.
1.What is global warming? Define it in scientific terms.
2.What are the causes of increased greenhouse gases?
3. What country do you think is the largest contributor to global warming?
4. What types of industry emit the most greenhouse gases?
5. Come up with a minimum of 5 policies to help reduce global warming. Discuss these policies in detail. What will be the penalty if your policies are not followed? These policies can be aimed at both industry and individuals. Consider your own homes and offices, transportation, etc.
6. What is the evidence for those in favor of the idea that global warming is a real process and occurring right now?
7. What is the evidence for those in favor of the idea that global warming is a farce and is not occurring?
8.. Do you believe in global warming? Why or why not?
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is a Federal law enacted in 1976 which regulates the generation and management of hazardous wastes. It was passed amidst growing concern that improper management of wastes was posing a threat to human health. Under RCRA, the EPA dubs a broad group of wastes hazardous and thus subject to regulation. Wastes are considered hazardous if they are toxic or create a risk of fire, or if the EPA explicitly lists them as hazardous waste. The land disposal restrictions prohibit any land disposal unless the wastes is first treated to reduce or eliminate harmful constituents. Treatments which destroy hazardous constituents include incarceration. When the complete destruction of the hazardous constituents is not possible, the treatment must reduce the mobility of hazardous substances.
RCRA has been quite effective in reducing point source pollution. Non point pollution is far more difficult to regulate. It occurs when, for example, rain washes contaminants on suburban streets into storm drains. In general RCRA has been successful in mitigating solid waste disposals that damage human health. People in the US won't worry a great deal about dangerous toxins in their backyards. Certainly some laws needed to be passed to prevent toxic waste from harming people. Governmental regulations are always cumbersome, but there aren't any good alternatives.
Scientifically speaking global warming is the increase in average global surface temperatures in recent decades. This increase may seem small, less than one 1 C to its present level of about 16°C ...
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