Amanda Austi January 11 2010
Chemistry 1H Current Events
E.P.A. SEEKS STRICTER RULES TO CURB SMOG
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a stricter standard for smog-causing pollutants. Smog or ground-level ozone is formed in the presence of sunlight by a reaction of nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide and methane. The main sources of these pollutants are power plants and factories, fumes from volatile solvents, vehicles emissions and gasoline vapors. The new standard will bring ample health benefits to many Americans, as well as imposing large costs on industry and local governments. In 2008, Bush had made an administration that has been challenged by state officials for being too weak, and not protecting human health and the environment. Obama’s new administration sets a standard for ground level ozone, up to 0.060 to 0.70 parts per million, over 2 decades. This new rule will replace the 0.075 parts per million proposed by the Bush administration. The Obama administration would also propose a secondary smog standard that would change depending on the season, thus protecting plants and trees.
The new standard proposed by Obama, will affect our humanity in many ways. IT will force hundreds of countries that meet the current law to take steps to get back into compliance. 322 countries of the 675 that monitor ozone levels are out of compliance. If the limit if followed, 515 countries would be out of compliance. Obviously, this is a huge difference and could help out environment. Lastly, agency analysts have estimated that if the standard is followed, 12,000 premature deaths per year from heart or lung diseases could be avoided, as well as cases of bronchitis, asthma, and nonfatal heart attacks. Obama’s new administration clearly affects humanity today and will help our environment tremendously.
The article, “E.P.A. Seeks Stricter Rules To Curb Smog” was a very well written article. I enjoyed reading it a lot because the author, John M. Broder made it very comprehendible. This was a very confusing topic, but it was easier to read because Broder explained everything about the administration. Also, what I really liked was how he compared it to the previous administration by Bush, and explained the harmful effects of smog. Therefore, I thought this article was very helpful and interesting.
Citation: Broder, John M. ""E.P.A. Seeks Stricter Rules to Curb Smog"." nytimes.com N.p., Jan. 2010. Web. 11 Jan. 2010.
The article "E.P.A. SEEKS STRICTER RULES TO CURB SMOG" sounds very interesting. I think Amanda wrote the article very well, using good grammar. Also, I think Amanda explained why she liked the article very well, she made me think more about it and got me thinking of questions. One other thing I thought Amanda did well was that she chose an article that has to do with what is a major problem in our world and needs to be fixed. One thing I thought Amanda could have done better was explaining the main point of the article, I think she should have focused more on the problem rather than comparing the two presidents. Also, I think Amanda could have written a little more, I felt I didn't know enough about the main points. One thing I would like to learn more about is how to help and what is Obama doing now?
ReplyDeleteAmanda did a very good job of summarizing this article. Specifically she told what the main points were which gave us a good idea what the article was more or less about. Also she also had very good grammar and her article had plenty of info. What Amanda could have done better was to have her summary a little shorter. Also she could have focused a little more on the main point of the topic. I learned a lot about the current status of global warming and ways we can prevent it.
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