ENSP 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Montreal Protocol, Ozone Layer, Ronald Reagan
12 Mar 2019
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Us signs and submits instrument of acceptance . Ozone layer thinning uv radiation skin cancer. Substitutes available (hfcs)--industries were okay with this. However, hfcs were a major source of ghg emissions. Phases out hfcs (a potent greenhouse gas that does not deplete ozone and had been seen as a good substitute) Has support of industry because us produces substitutes. But it is a climate action and also multilateral (things trump does not like) Still have a long way to go-still areas of nonattainment. Arguments for and against regulation continue to play out in air arena. Supreme court-common law nuisance actions between states. Clean water act and safe drinking water act. Cwa regulates discharges to surface waters--what goes in in to the water. Sdwa limits contaminants in public drinking water supplies-what comes out of our taps from pubic supply. Sdwa authorizes epa to limit contaminants in public drinking water supply systems. Based on health and financial feasibility (cost-benefit analysis here)
