ENGR 202 Study Guide - Final Guide: Underground Storage Tank, Clean Air Act (United States), Global Warming Potential

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History: national environment protection agency => epa, created by nixon. Major problem of urbanization: increased population density in environment, completely different structure needed. Problem of large powerful industries/corporations: always picked the best/brightest, allowed itself to be defended legally & manipulate government. Epa created to combat this w/ pollution control, etc. Creation of epa: massively funded, many facilities in many cities. Reports are very serious and high quality. Has the budget to hire the best and top of the line: reports can be obtained for free. Environment canada: cheaper copy of the epa, european countries developed similar agencies, some better. Japan followed suit: smaller countries could not afford this. Problems: certain laws are not practical for other locations, should not copied, only certain parts are universal. 1980: lowered budget, focused on water, air & soil laws, problems started with waste. 1990: new problem for the quantity of waste, now dealing with hazardous waste + contamination.