Environmental Protection Laws

Read theFederal Environmental Protection Laws.The Environmental Regulations Overview, search the Internet for a situation where the EPA has charged a landowner with violating a water quality, air quality, waste disposal or toxic chemical regulation.

Briefly state the EPA's claim and the facts upon which the claim is based for your case or article. Cite the regulation and reference the case or article as you would in a research paper. You may also reference other authorities that support your discussion. The EPA's claim will be based on facts specific to that personororganization, discuss how that alleged violation, if proven, might affect your life and the lives of your family and community if you were in proximity to the hazard (for example, a toxic chemical leak into your water supply or sulfur dioxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant adjacent to your residential neighborhood).