Response

I agree with the chapter 40 on the environmental laws that aim at protecting the environment and all the resources of the environment. There are various environmental concerns that have been raised globally since the environment that was previously unharmed but currently the environment has become endangered. Environmental concerns that have been raised include pollution, extinction of species and waste disposal problems. Air pollution has been caused mainly by burning fossil fuels which end up causing global warming. Green house gases have been produced which too result to global warming since the gases harm the ozone therefore resulting to environmental problems. Because of these environmental concerns and problems environmental protection agencies and movements have come up that ensure environmental management and protection takes place. Pollutants have damaged the environment until organizations have come up in order to save the environment. Pollution damages the health of other people, the environment, animals and result to global warming. Sources of pollutants have been known to be factories, motor vehicles and power plants that are targeted by the environmental management agencies so that they can reduce the pollution levels.

In order to curb pollution the environmental protection organizations came up with the Clean Air Act of 1963 that aimed at setting the standards for ensuring pollution levels were minimized by the known sources. The act therefore ensures the environment is protected through encouraging use of gas instead of fossil fuels in motor vehicles. In addition green house gases which result to air pollution were discouraged through the Kyoto protocol that aims at setting the standards for the levels of green house gases. Water pollution is another major environmental concern that has caused a number of health problems to the people and aquatic species. Water pollution is from effluents from industries and factories. However, the clean water act of 1985 ensured that no discharge or effluents was directly disposed in water before being treated in order to protect not only the people but aquatic species as well. It is rather sad since some industries still dispose polluted water directly to the water resources since the act has not been well implemented. Regardless of the act being there, important grounds for water recharge such as wetlands have been reclaimed therefore leading not only to surface water pollution but ground water pollution as well.

Waste disposal is another key area of environmental protection since waste management is a key global issue and concern. Poor waste disposal methods have resulted to illegal dumpsites and this interferes with the drainage systems especially in most cities. Waste should be well disposed especially hazardous waste that is harmful to the health of the people. Most of the companies are suffering with the problem of hazardous wastes since they have failed to comply with the steps to be followed when disposing off hazardous wastes. Wastes should be well disposed in order to avoid health problem, surface and ground water pollution. Use of pesticides is clear under the federal insecticide and rodenticide act which requires manufactures to ensure they register the insecticides so that the levels of pollution can match with standards of the regulations. The endangered species act also ensures that endangered species are protected and conserved. In conclusion environmental law ensures that the environment is conserved and all the things found in the environment.