Gina Mccarthy Case Study

In her essay “The Obligation to Endure”, Rachel Carson alerts the public to the dangers of modern industrial pollution. She writes about the harmful consequences of lethal materials being released into the environment. She uses horrifying evidence, a passionate tone, audience, and the overall structure of her essay to express to her readers that the pollution created by man wounds the earth. There are many different ways that pollution can harm the environment, from the nuclear explosions discharging toxic chemicals into the air, to the venomous pesticides sprayed on plants that kills vegetation and sickens cattle. The adjustments to these chemicals would take generations. Rachel

Jobs and protecting the environment, important or not? George Will wrote his essay, “What Price Clean Air?” to convey the message that most of the Navajo Nation run and work at the power plants in Arizona, but as the growing change in protecting the environment, those Native Americans are forced to alter their livelihoods. George Will directs his essay to the American people, to persuade them to help find a change. Using the best equipment and spending billions of dollars on new technology may be affected by the uncertain environmental movement. With ethos, logos, and pathos, George Will effectively uses the rhetorical devices to convey his argument about the social and economic damage brought on by the federal government.

Now, we have President Trump, who wants to put a known coal lobbyist, Andrew Wheeler, into an executive position at the EPA. Even though, he signed an executive order to limit lobbying influence in government and “drain the swamp”, but puts people in power who favor energy industries and want to sacrifice environmental regulations (Chow, 2017). Wheeler has worked in government before, as an EPA staffer and a Republican staff member, and worked on every major piece of environmental and energy-related legislation over the last decade. If Wheeler and others like him are put into these executive positions, they will use their power to regulate policies, so it will look more favorably at reducing environmental regulations, and supporting energy

By coming into the 2016 election race as both an environmentalist and activist Jill Stein tears apart the normal expectations, we hold in a candidate and gives voters a new side to consider as the representative of the Green party.Her fight for the environment began when her job as a Practicing Physician made her aware of “the links between toxic exposures and illness emerging in the 1990s”(Jill2016 Exploratory Committee). Since then Stein has been an unquestionable advocate for the protection of our environment. Her dedications to her beliefs and willingness to fight for them gives her supporters a feeling of hope in a greener future and makes those who are uninterested in environmental issues to wonder what the fuss is all about.

One environmental problem that stands out in recent history, is the dumping of industrial wastewater into local rivers. It is the single biggest factor of influence in creating the Clean Water Act in 1972. The event many people will remember is the burning of the Cuyahoga River in 1969, which effected the population of Cleveland, Ohio. The fire was caused by the ignition of the huge buildup of industrial waste in the river to level so high that the water was capable of burning. The negative impacts to society were numerous, and included water quality, loss of wildlife, fish, not to mention the obvious danger to life and property. While it is hard to imagine today, but prior to 1969, discharging raw sewage and pollution into harbors and rivers

One may believe that in this day and age, the decisions mankind makes are conscientious; however, political leaders such as Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, whose policies geared towards economic prosperity over earthly protection, are far apart in years yet similar in principle. Competitors such as Jimmy Carter and Hillary Clinton, both of whom lost their respective elections, had policies involving environmental protection and social reform. In spite of this, upon years of attempted nudges towards

Those in power, who believe climate change is a myth, are dangerous for humankind, the environment, and the future as well. Specifically focusing on Trump, who has been in office for a few days, and those he choose to be in various government positions, together, they have already done more damage than good towards the environment. The decisions Trump, and Scott Pruitt (head of the Environmental Protection Agency) made with freezing the EPA's aid negatively affects poverty-stricken areas, like Flint, Michigan. By making drastic decisions without even considering those in America without clean drinking water, highlights that not only is the environment neglected, but also helpless people. While the denial of climate change is present, environmental racism is at work as well.

From the declaration of independence; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, to modern environmental regulations. These policies and acts are intended to help the nation not hurt it. Automobile emissions deregulation challenges our core morality creating more pollution, moves the nation back, and pushes our value of a citizen's life and health into question. the In 1970 the nation set standards and criteria for pollutants with the Clean Air Act. This established air quality control regions, and emissions inventories. It is imperative that as a nation to strive for a better tomorrow. With an uncertain and impulsive presidential administration, it is even more of the citizen's responsibility to push for regulation to protect themselves and the children of the future. Currently, an environmental policy like the clean air act of 1970 is still in use, but there is a trend to appease corporations with deep lobbying pockets. The executive branch is not absent from the revolving door of Washington D.C., and the only way to fight it is through state and local legislation. There are systems in place in this quasi-democratic government for the public to be heard and their prayers answered. Automobile emissions deregulation may only be the start to this wicked problem of environmental policy destruction, profits over people should never be abused. Together nationally banding together to challenge the ideas of corporate lobbying and destruction of our beautiful country cannot go

Since the turn of the 20th century environmental protection and laws have rose considerably. Especially in the wake of serious damages to the environment such as Cuyahoga River fire, the Love Canal or Rachel Carson’s publication of Silent Spring. Many of these laws focus on regulation of industry and the public, but only a few looks towards the government. As people became increasingly aware of the impact humankind has on the environment, so did the call for stronger federal regulation within the United States. The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) was established with a purpose in mind that required the federal government to think before acting with regards to the environment. This opened a process that enables many federal agencies

The Earth is warming. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the last 15 consecutive months have set global records for heat. 2016 is soon to break the record for hottest year, which is a record that was broken in 2010, 2014, and 2015. The rise is temperature has drastic environmental effects such as rising sea levels, droughts, and heat waves. In the past century, sea levels have risen over a foot around New York City, increasing the frequency and intensity of flooding. The increasing temperature of waters has made them inhospitable and deadly for many species. However, animals are not the only ones afflicted by these conditions. A combination of harsh droughts, floods, and other weather disturbances cause people internationally to fight over limited resources. These factors created by climate change lead to instability that “creates an avenue for extremist ideologies and conditions that foster terrorism,” a 2014 Department of Defense report said. In Obama’s presidency, he has taken steps to sedate the problem such as the enacting of the Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emission by 32% from 2005 to 2025. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets individual goals for each state on how much carbon emission they must cut. Then each state can come up with their own plan to reach that goal, or the EPA will make a plan for them. As Obama’s term ends, there is ample opportunity for the new president to either expand on

Imagine a landfill. Trash scattering the ground, filth spewed across everything, a terrible stench burning your nose. Now look up to the sky. Instead of of a clear blue sky, with white fluffy clouds, you see thick green smog. Now imagine that this isn’t a landfill, but your home, your town, your state. your country, your world. It’s a reality. Every thing covered in waste. This is what our world would be like without the Environmental Movement. It is important to fully develop a greater understanding of the Environmental movement; and appreciate the impact this subculture has made on society, the earth, and the political impact it has made overtime.

For forty years the United States has encountered increased prices and demand for energy. So what has been done to end the country’s energy crisis? Numerous organizations such as, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have done research and made recommendations, but no systems have been put in place to resolve this volatile situation. The U.S. has resources and technologies available to solve the energy issue within the next 30 years, yet politicians struggle with the topic for fear of voter reprisal. Environmentalist, special interest, and big business influence politics, nevertheless, elected officials have the responsibility of improving the quality of life for

Over the past 70 years, energy use and energy sources alike considerably shifted in the United States. With these shifts, the environmental concerns associated the energy sources changed as well. Whether it meant regulating coal use to minimize air pollution or funding alternative fuel source research, the government has played a significant role in how the energy has been used. In addition, worried consumers attack the industries by rallying for them to eliminate pollution. This dual sided advance on the energy industry sometimes leads to slow advancement, such as the case with nuclear energy. Typically, energy policy has shifted to minimize the effects on the environment. However, there were situations in which the government actually

Air pollution is something that every country suffer from. The United States of America is one of those countries. According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pollution levels in many areas of the United States exceed national air quality standards. With air pollution exceeding air quality, some political parties are willing to take action, while others are not. Understanding the most current presidential candidates’ views on air pollution is vital to ensure who will protect the children, the people of the future. Air pollution is an important STEM policy issue that need to be noticed, addressed, and fixed immediately. Air pollution can cause numerous health issues and can negatively impact the environment.

There was a unique policy window for air and water pollution because of the fast growing involvement with the Environmental movement. On April 22nd 1970 the nation held it 's first Earth Day. Americans were eager to participate to demonstrate their loyalty to the planet. This accompanied by Nixon and other policy entrepreneurs ability to obtain a better solution to the air quality problem, resulted in the Clean Air Act. It was easier to generate the public’s support because public health became such a concern. Environmental issues were becoming visible to those who didn 't care before. The Cuyahoga River fire in Ohio was one of many problems being discovered by the public. The Santa Barbra oil spill and large amounts of smog in cities like Los Angeles, all allowed people to see the real issues with pollution. Pollution became such a visible issue to the public because it directly affected them, they were more inclined to support environmental policy.