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With Industrialization came a number of environmental laws that were enacted in the US in the 1970s and 1980s. Open space was under attack and chemicals designed to make our lives more convenient were causing a number of environmental and human health issues. Look at the next two slides and complete the assignment by the posted deadline.
ASSIGNMENT: Choose any TWO Environmental laws below and answer the sub questions FOR EACH LAW YOU CHOSE. There are no posted resources with the exception of description of the assignment I posted this week. DO YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. Cite your sources! Failure to do so will result in a deduction of points.
Select from the following Environmental Laws
• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
• Clean Water Act
• Energy Conservation Act of 1987
• The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIRFA)
• BEACH Act of 2000- Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act
• AB 32- California Global Climate Solutions Act of 2006
• Superfund
• Toxic Substances Control Act
• Resources Conservation and Recovery Act
• Food Quality Protection Act
Questions (Detailed responses required for all but question # 2):
1) Description of the Bill or Law?
2) Which President/ Governor signed it into law and what political party do/did they belong to?
3) What incident or situation caused it to be proposed as a law?
4) What impact is the law having?
5) Do you feel it has been successful? Why or why not?
6) What letter grade would you give the law and why? ( be specific)
7) Is this Law or Bill (or similar laws) enacted in other Countries, If so, where? What is it called? Don't take the easy/lazy way out. Google something like "clean water laws in other countries".