Final Writing Assignment: Prepare a 20 – 24 page paper examining the three environmental health concepts listed below and analyze how to make the concept applicable in a public policy. Topic I Environmental Law as an agent of Public Health 12 page limit. 50% of final grade Topic II Compliance with Environmental Regulations 6 page limit. 25% of final grade Topic III The Economics of Environmental Laws 6 page limit. 25% of final grade The papers should be double-spaced paper following the UCOL Format and Style Guidelines (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. criteria answering the question posed, offering a critical analysis, utilizing the readings (to date) and the class discussions by the professor and other students. Graphs, charts, sidenotes are encouraged, as long as the source is cited. All papers in this course will be reviewed and graded based on the following: Writing 20% Persuasive Substantive Arguments 35% Analysis of competing arguments 35% Organization – 5% Citations 5% Papers receiving better grades will be the ones that organize their discussion, using a thesis statement, a progressive discussion supporting that statement, and a logical conclusion cumulating from that discussion. Papers are due on March 15 by midnight Denver time. Topic I – Environmental Law as an agent of Public Health 12 page limit. 50% of final grade Environmental law emerged primarily from statutory law, implemented by regulatory agencies (federal EPA, state and local departments of environment). Each one of the major federal environmental statutes claim to protect human health as part of its purpose. The Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, CERCLA (Superfund), all reference the fact that these laws will improve human health. Even the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires every major federal action perform an environmental review, says that the purpose for the act is to protect human health and the environment. EPA has modified its mission statement, from primarily seeking to protect the environment to being the foremost federal health agency. Human health has become the primary purpose for the continued efforts to clean and protect the environment. Has this focus on human health led to a healthier environment? Is human health better protected through the regulatory maze of environmental law, or can the private sector provide a better response through alternatives? Is regulatory enforcement the only way to get the business sector to respond? What are the reasons for the private sector to promote human health and the environment? Provide a response to these question (a thesis), and prove your thesis using resources from the class and outside resources. Topic II Compliance with Environmental Regulations 6 page limit. 25% of final grade Compliance with environmental regulations requires enforcement, which means governments must have inspectors to ensure compliance or cite the facility for non-compliance. The McDonalds in Kayenta, Navajo Reservation is under the jurisdiction of the Navajo Tribal Health Department. It is also subject to the corporate standards required of all franchisees. Both the Navajo Health Department and the McDonalds corporation have inspectors to ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Which of these two inspection standards do you believe would be more stringent? Which do you think would have greater consequences (Navajo Health or McDonalds) if the Kayenta McDonalds was found to be out of compliance? Provide a response to these question (a thesis), and prove your thesis using resources from the class and outside resources. Topic III The Economics of Environmental Laws 6 page limit. 25% of final grade The major environmental laws came at a time when the public demanded action to clean-up the environment, and Congress complied. The Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the other federal environmental laws came with strict liabilities, forcing industries to either come into compliance with federal air and water standards or pay penalties for their actions. This draconian approach did lead to a dramatic reduction in levels of pollution in this country. To comply with these standards, business had to invest in the design new systems that produced the same product with less by-product (i.e., pollution). Therefore, these laws created a new industry: environmental engineering. Discuss the two schools of thought on this concept: Has the costs to business to comply with environmental regulations been an economic depressor? Have environmental standards been a boon to the economy, by the creation of new industries and job growth? Provide a response to these question (a thesis), and prove your thesis using resources from the class and outside resources. Please include sources from credible agencies such as the EPA, CDC, WHO, etc. Academic & peer reviewed sources are preferred to news articles. The text for the course is “Environment the science behind the stories” by Jay Withgott and Matthew Laposata if you are able to find an online version to cite from. 6th edition.
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