1. Chapter 20 Environmental Protection
PowerPoint Slides to accompany The Legal Environment of Business and Online Commerce 4E, by Henry R. Cheeseman
Chapter 20
Environmental Protection
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2. Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency
An administrative agency created by Congress in 1970 to coordinate the implementation and enforcement of the federal environmental protection laws
National Environmental Policy Act
A federal statute enacted in 1969 that mandates that the federal government consider the adverse impact a federal government action would
have on the environment before the action is implemented
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3. Clean Air Clean Air Act National ambient air quality standards
A federal statute enacted in 1963 to assist states in dealing with air problems
National ambient air quality standards
Standards for certain pollutants set by the EPA that protect human beings and vegetation, matter, climate visibility, and economic values
Toxic air pollutants
Air pollutants that cause serious illness or death
to humans
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4. Clean Water Water pollution Point sources Thermal pollution Wetlands
Pollution of lakes, rivers, oceans, and other bodies of water
Point sources
Sources of water pollution such as paper mills, manufacturing plants, electric utility plants, and sewage plants
Thermal pollution
Heated water or material discharged into waterways that upsets the ecological balance and decreases the oxygen content
Wetlands
Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or
ground water that support vegetation typically adapted for life in such conditions
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5. Toxic Substances
Chemicals used for agricultural, industrial, and mining uses that cause injury to humans, birds, animals, fish, and vegetation
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6. Hazardous Waste Hazardous waste Land pollution
Solid waste that may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or serious illness or pose a hazard to human health or the environment if improperly managed
Land pollution
Pollution of the land that is generally caused by hazardous waste being disposed of in an improper manner
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7. Nuclear Waste Radiation pollution
Emissions from radioactive wastes that can cause injury and death to humans and other life and can cause severe damage to the environment
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8. Preservation of Wildlife
Endangered Species Act—a federal statute enacted in 1973 that protects “endangered” and “threatened” species of animals
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9. Noise Pollution
Unwanted sound from planes, manufacturing plants, motor vehicles, construction equipment, stereos, and the like
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10. Environmental Protection Laws
Air pollution
Clean Air Act
Water pollution
Clean Water Act
Toxic substances
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
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11. Environmental Protection Laws
Hazardous waste
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Nuclear waste
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Preservation of wildlife
Endangered Species Act
Noise pollution
Noise Control Act
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