Environmental Training Resource Articles
These Environmental Law articles will give you the news and information you need to stay up to date in the ever changing Environmental Law industry.
June 10, 2013 – 19 views
Environmental Training Resource Community campaigns are a vital method of getting the local community to not only get educated about the environmental issues that affect their town, city, or locality, but also empower them to do something about the wrongs that are prevalent. Also known as community learning and development – the entire program is geared to encourage learning and development within these close-knit groups of individuals...
Full Story May 17, 2013 – 44 views
Environmental Training Resource Wetland remapping is conducted by many states and agencies to regulate the usage of land. Currently, this exercise in New York is conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as well as the State of New York. Wetlands measuring up to 12.4 acres or more are regulated by the State. The exercise is cumbersome for applicants who are looking for new projects due to conflicting requirements by the two agencies...
Full Story May 9, 2013 – 38 views
Environmental Training Resource Agricultural water use is a major cause of concern. Depleting fresh water supply, increasing pollution of water bodies, and consequent health implications are some of the major causes for concern. Since the agriculture industry requires a lot of water, the issue is sensitive and has many environment, socio-economic, and health implications...
Full Story April 18, 2013 – 58 views
Environmental Training Resource Nonrenewable energy sources, like fossil fuels, depend on finite raw materials that will dwindle in just a course of time. It will then be too expensive and damaging to the earth's environment to retrieve the sources of energy. This is where alternative energy comes in. Renewable sources of energy, like solar and wind energy, are replenished regularly and will not ever run out...
Full Story April 4, 2013 – 57 views
Environmental Training Resource Earth Day is a day that is celebrated to foster an appreciation for the environment, build awareness about various environmental issues that threaten the earth, and inspire the people so that they make an effort to combat these issues. There are two known dates on which it is observed. Some people prefer celebrating Earth Day on the 1st day of spring, which is the spring equinox and occurs around March...
Full Story March 15, 2013 – 78 views
Environmental Training Resource A Superfund site is a site that has been designated for the dumping of toxic waste substances. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) then performs clean-ups at these sites, and pushes responsible companies to perform cleanups, or to recompense the EPA for the cleanups conducted. Vapor Intrusion (VI) is the migration process of hazardous chemical vapors from soil or groundwater to indoor air usually through gaps in the foundation of a building that lies near a superfund site...
Full Story March 6, 2013 – 74 views
Environmental Training Resource Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) or coal ash is the residue that is left over from coal combustion in power plants and is collected by agencies for pollution control. The environmental issues of coal ash are structural failures in impoundments, and the leaching of landfills and impoundments into groundwater. A tragic spill in Kingston, TN in December 2008 emphasized the necessity of a national criterion for the regulation of CCR...
Full Story February 15, 2013 – 105 views
Environmental Training Resource Given the dependence of the construction industry on biodiversity, it may be stated that biodiversity impacts the construction industry immensely. Industry honchos have to focus on drawing up construction plans so as to minimize damage to biodiversity. Also, they have to take into consideration the dependence of the industry on biodiversity for the resources needed and tweaking their strategies accordingly...
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