What Is The Purpose Of The National Environmental Policy Act

Plaintiffs assert that Defendants’ chemical land farming operation near their homes that are polluting the air violates Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 42 and Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Plaintiffs contend that these human rights violations are demonstrated by the fact that, (1) the Defendants failed to operate their pollution control equipment and (2) the Defendants did not acquire a permit from the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to store hazardous waste in Alsen, Louisiana.

The decision makers in the “Something’s Rotten in Hondo” are George the Plant Manager and Bill George’s boss. The Stakeholders are George, George’s family, the town of Hondo, Environmental Protection Agency, all who are affected by the plants pollution, the Mexican town, and the environment. George had moved from El Paso, Texas to Hondo, Texas with his family four years ago to assume the roll of the manager at Ardnak Plastic Inc. This plant manufactures plastic parts for small equipment and has several hundred workers from the town of Hondo. For the past few months George has been getting calls from his boss Bill because the emissions from the plants smokestacks were constantly above Environmental Protection

There are several things you can do by taking action, and help the Water Protectors. The easiest way is to just share their story with family, friends, and neighbors. Take a trip to North Dakota to stand with them or just donate money to help pay for they're expenses, it is the least that we can do. Join protests in the area you live in. After all you have to realize they are doing this for all of us. One big thing is to contact your local government to lobby on their behalf and demand that they stand with the people, not the corporation. Contact your congressman, members of the senate, and the White House, remind them they work for you. Tell the politicians you're a constituent and insist they stand with people like Senator Bernie Sanders in asking that president Obama to do the right thing and halt the DAPL immediately. The US needs to move away from the use of fossil fuel and towards green, sustainable

In Shreveport, LA, many residents suffer from respiratory issues that they believe are caused by the local refinery, Calumet (Moskowitz). Residents have suffered for generations losing family members to cancer that they believe is brought on by pollution that the refinery emits. Some residents suffer lesser but chronic health issues ranging from minor respiratory issues like asthma to blood clots in their lungs. “Calumet denies that its refinery is the cause of any of these health issues” (Moskowitz). Many chemicals that are released by refineries can cause respiratory problems, cancer, nerve damage, and in some cases even death. There is no absolute way to be sure that all health problems happening near Calumet are caused by the pollution that it emits, but it could be a contributing factor in worsening symptoms. A resident of Marrero, LA, a town south of Norco refining, stated that they could not leave their house due to excess levels of pollution triggering asthma attacks (Ludwig). Sulfur dioxide is a known chemical that can trigger asthma attacks, it is also one of the many harmful chemicals that can be released by refineries (Sturgis). Refineries will measure levels of emissions when there is a chemical spill, so they know almost exactly how much pollution they have emitted. Minor incidents are not always reported or are under reported, but they can have the same damaging effects on the environment and the overall health of the community (Sturgis). “LABB’s reports confirms what workers and residents have known for years-petrochemical companies to often skirt the laws for reporting serious incidents”

The city of Pekin has a history of very dangerous and unhealthy levels of air pollution caused by power plants and ethanol manufactures. “The Pekin area has the highest level of sulfur dioxide air pollution in the state, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), a level that now exceeds tightened federal standards” (Pekin has worst sulfur dioxide air pollution in state, 2011). This environmental issue has had great health effects on the Pekin community because of the mass quantity of sulfur dioxide pollutants in the air. “Exposure to sulfur dioxide, which is released when fossil fuels like coal and oil are burned, causes respiratory problems for children, the elderly and those with asthma or other respiratory illnesses, according to the IEPA. It narrows airways, leading to difficulty breathing” (Pekin has worst sulfur dioxide air pollution in state, 2011). The health problems that sulfur dioxide cause is detrimental to the health of the citizens in the city of

The Clean Air Act was the first major environmental law in the United States to include a provision for citizen suits. Numerous state and local governments have enacted similar legislation, either implementing federal programs or filling in locally important gaps in federal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in charge of the National Priorities List. Currently the EPA is seeking to propose a rule 61. I currently work for a corporation, AECOM that stands for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Management, where our job is to destroy chemical agent, such as mustard nerve agent. AECOM works diligently to follow EPA guidelines to ensure we do not fall under Comprehensive

Please let me know how you would like us to proceed with the above issues, I’ve already been in contact with Heritage Property and Casualty Insurance Company’s main number to see if the in-house company can come out and provide the air quality test and bill our insurance directly.

Improved air quality wasn’t a subject of national concern until the mid 1900s. After decades of coal burning, unregulated gas emissions from cars and the excessive burning of fossil fuels, people started noticing bad air quality as a hazard to their lives. Over several decades, after seeing the costly effects air pollution was having on the environment and people’s health, interest groups like the Friends of The Earth club and the influences of Theodore Roosevelt and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring finally came together to persuade the government to enforce legislation that would reduce air pollution. Because of these efforts, the policies of the Clean Air Act of 1963 and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Act of 1965, that aimed to control air pollution and raise air quality standards, helped create the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 2, 1970. Since then, the EPA has passed more air quality improvement acts, and amendments to previous acts passed, to increase restrictions on air pollutants, with their main policy concern being the Clean Air Act. Improved air quality acts imposed by the EPA have been successful in cleaning the United States’ air quality by reducing ground-level ozone pollution and reducing emissions, allowing for a decrease in pollution related deaths/illnesses and a better standard of living. The EPA, through regulations and the Clean Air Act, has delivered it’s promise to improve air quality in the United States.

Attorney Jan filed suit against the two corporations for contaminating the drinking water. Jan used geological evidence, experts, and eyewitnesses to prove that the plants owned by Beatrice and Grace had contaminated the water. Some of the elements in this case was negligence, breach of duty, duty of care, and actual harm. Beatrice and Grace Foods owned companies that are contaminating the water supply, both companies are at fault for disposing of waste in the water supply, they have a duty to properly dispose of waste, this is the cause for some many deaths of children in the Woburn area. All the facts of negligence are displayed in this case, so there is no reason not to prosecute these companies to the fullest extent of the law. Big corporations think that they won’t be held liable for mistreatment of action, but Grace and Beatrice need to face the consequences for their actions. Some of the witnesses came forward and stated chemicals were being disposed of improperly by the plant, so these companies should be held liable and do the right thing to compensate all the families affected bu this unruly negligence. No amount of money can replace the loss and suffering these families have to endure, all they wanted is an apology, someone to take responsibility and clean up the water supply in Woburn. Whether it was intentional or not, both companies are liable for negligent to cause intentional harm. Some of the employees knew that they had been contaminating the water supply of Woburn, Massachusetts. Their poor actions had resulted in a chemical of TCP, a cancer causing agent. The water was not safe to drink. Many children drank the water and developed cancer and died from drinking the contaminated water. They should be held accountable for their actions. There is no doubt that they are guilty of negligence. When Jan pleads and contacts the EPA

In spite of the fact that the earth is their home, they treat its streams and rivers as a sewer for their own personal gain. USS-Clairton Works Iron and Steel Mill, for example, dumped a reported 2,213,136 pounds of toxic chemicals into the Lower Monongahela River. This pollution will adversely affect the environment for years to come, even if we do our best to remove the chemicals. Studies have shown that most pollution incidents are due to negligence and bad practice. Obviously, this means that the pollution could have been avoided if these companies strictly adhered to a comprehensive pollution prevention program. Certainly there are a number of companies who have such a program in place and are committed to limiting their pollution, but the vast majority do not. As a result, the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory 2012 shows that various watershed regions in Pennsylvania are ranked among the top twenty most polluted in the United States.

only will this benefit the plaintiff, it will also benefit the environment and enforce The Clean Air

PURPOSE: To persuade my audience that we must take action now to control air pollution

in an effort to solve problems, which can be seen with the Clean Water Act.

Amalgamated has three mills in the community. These three mills and the corporate offices provide jobs to many of the 10,000 people of Northlake. The company is a major contributor to the economy of the community. The recommendation is for Amalgamated to be ethical and show corporate responsibility. No amount of money can be given for human life. The aboriginal community is suffering from the effects of emission waste from the previous competitor and from Amalgamated as well. Amalgamated should forego its own financial gain and do what is ethically right to clean up their waste so that it does not affect the community. The company has had the emissions problem for so long and it would only benefit them in the long run to do the right thing and stop the pollution now.