time immemorial‚ though the severity of the problem has only recently struck environmentalists the world over. Although there are a lot of strict laws in the United States to protect clean water‚ unfortunately‚ these laws haven’t been followed up by adequate action. In fact‚ the problem is so grave that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has declared 40% of lakes‚ streams and rivers unsafe for swimming and fishing. So now‚ along with prevention‚ there is a need to cure this problem as well.
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Acid Rain Acid rain‚ or acid desposition‚ is simply common rainfall that has been polluted sufficiently by atmospheric pollution. Acid rain contains two types of acids: nitric and sulfuric. These chemicals‚ or precursors‚ are emited by natural sources such as volcanoes and decaying vegetation. Man-made sources are also primary causes for emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that come from fossil fuel combustion. The most common emiters of these fossil fuels are power plants‚ factories
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I am sure by now we all know that a superfund site is a place where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up.(Superfund Site.2015 ). It is also the name of the fund established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response‚ Compensation and Liability Act of 1980‚ as amended (CERCLA statute‚ CERCLA overview).(Basic Information.2015). I live in passaic county and during my research I found in my area the superfund “Inmont Corporation
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Essay’s topic: Water scarcity is one of the key environmental issue of our time. Identify some major causes of water scarcity and describe two solutions. Water plays an important role in developing and maintaining healthy ecosystems. However‚ water scarcity is an increasing and widespread phenomenon in many countries in the world. Water scarcity refers to either the lack of enough water or lack of access to safe water. The shortage of water is turning out to be more pressing than prediction. This
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advocates. Statistics have estimated that one hundred million sharks are killed every year‚ not considering the fact that these numbers are still increasing. In my personal viewpoint‚ I feel that sharks’ fins should not be consumed due to ethical‚ environmental and health issues. It is immorally incorrect to cut off sharks’ fins alive and then throwing them back into the sea. By doing so‚ we are inflicting excruciating pain and suffering to the sharks. Science research has shown that there is actually
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Energy and Environment Group Project Is plastic pellet spill incident in HK waters solvable? 2012/2013 Sem 1 Class: 88-167-01-08 Cheung Hin Long(10548963) Cheung Chi Cheung(10549999) Mak Chi Kit Oscar(10550937) Energy and Environment Project Is plastic pellet spill incident in HK waters solvable? Table of Content 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………3 2 Process……………………………………………………………………3 3 What is the plastic pellet…………………………………………4 4 Properties………………………………………………………………
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that company More than 700 corporations Office coalition Allies may be diverse and leverage support Allies may oppose each other on other issues A combination of business interests- including: Corporations‚ trade associations and peak associations‚ united to purse a political goal Lobbying and Lobbying Methods: Lobbying Advocating a position in government Fulfill 2 functions: Provide useful technical data to lawmakers Provide information about constituent and interest group feelings To be effective
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Local Air Pollutants in Dallas‚ Texas Abstract Dallas‚ Texas has many challenges ahead to mitigate various hazardous pollutions. The top five pollutants are analyzed in this document to indicate the effects on the population and especially action taken ease pollution in its number one chemical‚ formaldehyde. It has become an increasing issue and has grown to have a profound effect as population grows supply and demand for fuels‚ foods‚ pesticides‚ hospital supplies etc. The demand is on the
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Katie Schlagenhaft English 105 Laura Moran 2 December 2014 Fracking in Pennsylvania Hydraulic fracturing‚ also known as fracking‚ is damaging our watersheds and for some of us‚ fracking sites are in our own backyards. The Environmental Protection Agency seems to have a few holes in it‚ as you will see in my research. First‚ we need to understand how fracking works. It is a means of extracting natural gas and oil that lies within a shale rock formation thousands of feet below earth’s surface
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Policymaking Paper: Clean Water Act of 1977 Throughout the many years of existence of the United States national government‚ there have been numerous bills‚ policies‚ etc that have gone through the legislative process in Congress. Some of them were lucky or important enough to pass‚ however others were not so fortunate. Now one bill in particular that is of significance in the United States and that was fortunate enough to pass was The Clean Water Act of 1977. Such a bill that results in an essential
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