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Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy. Agencies, Laws, and Issues. Policy. Policy : an outline of actions, incentives, penalties, and rules that a company, group, or government follows concerning a certain issue. Developing an Environmental Policy involves

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Environmental Policy

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  1. Environmental Policy Agencies, Laws, and Issues

  2. Policy • Policy: an outline of actions, incentives, penalties, and rules that a company, group, or government follows concerning a certain issue.

  3. Developing an Environmental Policy involves making decisions based on risk assesmment cost/benefit analysis which involves which involves Determining how much risk identifying positive and is acceptable negative impacts of environmental activities

  4. Cost-benefit Analysis • Example: What are the risks, costs, and benefits of controlling toxic waste discharge into streams? • Industry: increased cost of production and decreased profit • Townspeople: decreased health risk to those living near or using the stream

  5. NO TALKING WHEN YOU ENTER THE CLASSROOM! You will receive a ZERO on your quiz if you talk…please be quiet!

  6. LOCAL Policy • Local and State governments have the most responsibility for maintaining environmental quality • Personal concerns become community concerns (and change happens) when more people recognize the issue and understand how they are all affected • How? letters, protests, court action, voting

  7. FEDERAL (Nationwide) Policy • The Federal government gets involved in environmental issues when the actions of one state affect the quality of life in another state • Example: Pollutants in the Mississippi River 27 states involved How to decide what is best for all?

  8. FEDERAL Policy • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Responsible for managing and investigating environmental concerns so that effective laws can be developed • Deals with all environmental matters except those related to nuclear energy • Many divisions: Resources, Compliance, Environmental Justice, Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Water, etc.

  9. INTERNATIONAL Policy • When more than one country is involved in an environmental issue • Developed vs. Developing Nations: • Developed: Dominate decision- and policy-making to benefit themselves in international organizations like the United Nations; Caution developing nations to protect their resources • Developing: Believe developed nations have already obtained their wealth and consumed earth’s resources for their own needs; Trying to obtain wealth through the sale of their resources

  10. INTERNATIONAL Policy • Examples: • Sea Turtles in Costa Rica • Bush meat and ivory/pelt black market trade in Africa • Rainforest vs. Farm land in South America

  11. More Issues (Ideas for your HOMEWORK!!) • Local Water Quality • Clear-Cutting Trees • Offshore Oil Drilling • Use of Public Lands • Disposal of Hazardous Wastes

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