1. E NVIRONMENTAL H EALTH U NIT : T HE A GENCIES & L AWS /A CTS

2. T ODAY ’ S O BJECTIVES : Content objectives: TSWBAT learn about 3 agencies and 8 laws/acts that regulate the environment in the USA. Language objectives: TSWBAT learn about 3 agencies and 8 laws/acts that regulate the environment in the USA by applying them to 11 real life situations or dilemas.

3. E NVIRONMENTAL H EALTH A GENCIES Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Federal agency responsible for reducing & controlling environmental pollution – http://www.epa.gov/ http://www.epa.gov/ – http://www.youtube.com/user/ USEPAgov#p/u/3/0yNatHjgbV M http://www.youtube.com/user/ USEPAgov#p/u/3/0yNatHjgbV M Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – Federal regulatory agency responsible for workplace environment. Publishes information on environmental issues & regulations – www.osha.gov www.osha.gov – http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=HpA2qIcOgak&featur e=related http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=HpA2qIcOgak&featur e=related

4. E NVIRONMENTAL H EALTH A GENCIES National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Federal regulatory agency that conducts research on health hazards in the workplace http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/

5. L AWS & A CTS – R EGULATE THE E NVIRONMENT 1. Clean Air Act: Law that allows the EPA to set standards for major air pollutants. 2. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, & Liability Act: Law provides funding to clean up uncontrolled or hazardous waste sites & oil & chemical spills

6. L AWS & A CTS – R EGULATE THE E NVIRONMENT 3. Clean Water Act: Law that sets regulations on wastes going into water and on the operation of waste treatment plants & makes it illegal to release pollutants into the water 4. Safe Drinking Water Act: Law that protects the quality of drinking water. It also sets standards for owners and operators of public water systems

7. L AWS & A CTS – R EGULATE THE E NVIRONMENT 5. Endangered Species Act: Law that protects animal & plant species threatened by extinction. 6. National Environmental Policy Act: Law that requires all governmental agencies to consider and assess the impact on the environment before taking any action that might affect the environment.

8. L AWS & A CTS – R EGULATE THE E NVIRONMENT 7. Toxic Substances Control Act: Law the authorizes the EPA to set standards for the manufacturing, use, transportation, and disposal of toxic substances 8. Occupational Safety and Health Act: Law that sets a series of minimal safety and health standards that all employees must meet.

9. W HAT CAN WE DO ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1usYtMZ2 B8

10. N OW IT ’ S YOUR TURN … Environmental Dilemmas: Read the 11 dilemmas Match the correct agency or law/act that goes with each dilemma There are no repeats! When completed, turn the worksheet in for class work credit in box by the window.