noise, high traffic and congestion

1. EIS required when 3 elements are present- Environmental impact

noise, high traffic and congestion. buren of public facilities like sewage and transportation and increased crime and illegal drugs.

2. EIS required when 3 elements are present- Non-environmental impacts

Loss of business profit

3. stationary sources of air pollution

factories

4. Mobile sources

vehicles

5. National Ambient Air quality Standards

Health-based pollutant concentration limits established by EPA that apply to outside air.
primary- protect human
secondary- to protect vegetations etc

6. Nonattainment Areas

regions that do not meet air quality standards. 5 categories: marginal, moderate, serious, severe, and extreme.
States must submit compliance plans. failure will loss federal funds

7. Point sources of water pollution

- paper mills, manufacturing plants, electric utility plants, sewage plants
- dischargers MUST keep records, maintain monitoring equipment, and keep samples of discharge

8. thermal pollution

heated water or material discharged into waterways that upsets the ecological balance and decreases the oxygen content

9. Ocean protection

- Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
o Extended environmental protection to the oceans
o Requires a permit for dumping waste and other foreign maters into ocean waters
o Est marine sanctuaries in oceans waters and in the great lake and their connecting waters

10. oil-spills

clean water act authroizes the us government to clean up oil spills etc in ocean waters. they then can collect cleanup costs from responsible parties