Resource Management Act

Based on the case study, do you think that gray wolves should have been delisted from the federal endangered species list, and thus be partially protected rather than completely protected? Should they remain off the list? Write a paragraph giving your position with valid reasons. Cite specific data in your answer.

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Explain what the Superfund is and describe the successes and failures of the Superfund initiative. Provide facts relevant to your answer. 

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In a paragraph, compare one U.S. environmental law that you studied in this unit to one non-U.S. environmental law that you studied in this unit. Choose from the following list: New Zealand’s Resource Management Act, the European Union’s Clean Air Directive, the European Union’s Water Framework Directive, the U.K. Clean Air Act of 1956, the U.S. Clean Air Act, the U.S. Clean Water Act, the U.S. Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act, the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and the U.S. Superfund law (CERCLA). Make sure to compare all of the following traits: the scope of the acts, the acts’ provisions, and the acts’ successes and failures.

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Describe DDT and summarize the history of the use and banning of DDT, including actions taken by the U.S. government. State the major reasons for spraying with DDT and for banning it. State three or more ways science has played a role in the controversy.

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Choose one of the following resources: timber, fish, soil, water, or fossil fuels. Discuss current problems having to do with the use and management of the resource, and approaches that have been taken to resolve the problems.