What is your view of the adequacy of U.S. environmental laws to protect the environment and human health?  What would you change about the U.S. environmental laws if you had the power to do so?  Cite specific examples.

  1. Human beings have a right to a clean environment.”  What do you think that this statement means?  Do you agree or disagree?  Why?
  1. What is your view of the adequacy of U.S. environmental laws to protect the environment and human health?  What would you change about the U.S. environmental laws if you had the power to do so?  Cite specific examples.
  1. Select an urban area closest to you that has nonattainment areas for pollution. For what pollutants is this area in nonattainment? What are the consequences to human health and the environment because of this? Support your response by providing specific examples.
  1. What are the six conventional air pollutants? Which do you think presents the greatest risk to human health? Why? Support your position with examples from your research – provide the class with a specific example.
  1. What is the precautionary principle in plain language? To what extent do you think the United States uses the precautionary principle in managing toxic chemicals? Provide examples of where you believe the precautionary principle is in place and in practice.
  1. Some have criticized the Superfund legislation as a waste of taxpayer money. Do you think this is a valid criticism? Defend your position by describing specific examples of Superfund in action.
  1. What are two examples of transboundary pollution? What countries are affected by the pollution in these examples? Why has it been difficult to establish a satisfactory way to handle transboundary pollution problems? What suggestions do you have to handle these problems?
  • What lessons were learned from the Montreal Protocol—addressing ozone layer destruction—can be applied to how countries might solve the problem of global climate change?
  • Coal fired plants emit Carbon Dioxide along with nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide. The increasing greenhouse effects will promote disastrous weather occurrences, widespread flooding, food shortage, displacement, and extinction (Greenwood, 2009).
  1. Do you think that the United States should alter its energy policy to allow for the expansion of offshore oil drilling? What would be the economic benefits? What are the environmental risks?

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