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| Open Meetings-All public info except national security, propriety info, on-going criminal investigations, some health records are available only to federal agencies and does not create a right to access records held by congress, the courts, or by state or local government. |
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| FOIA-Freedom of Information Act |
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| It is the public policy of this state that meetings, records, votes, actions, and deliberations of public governmental bodies be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law. |
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| 1969-70 Nixon, requires all federal agencies to produce an environmental impact statement before any major federal action that will alter the environment-does not regulate one particular area of the environment |
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| NEPA-National Environmental Policy Act |
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| 1973-prohibits the taking of an endangered species or any action that involves harm or destruction of its habitat |
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| ESA-Endangered Species Act |
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| 1970-establishes NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
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| To attain fishable and swimmable waters. New objective-to reduce point source pollution in water |
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| Establishes standard for drinking water. Public right to know about contaminants in their tap water. |
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| SDWA-Safe drinking water act |
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| Cradle to the grave-Prevent toxic wast dumps by setting standards for managing hazardous wastes. Umbrella Law. |
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| RCRA-Resource conservation and recovery act |
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| Superfund-national priority list of hazardous waste sites that need remediated-used to hold liable those who are responsible for cleaning up hazardous waste sites |
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| CERCLA-comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act |
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| Amendments to CERCLA, increased the size of the trust fund for national priority list, required EPA to make a new hazard ranking system-so that most dangerous sites get attended to |
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| SARA-superfund amendments and reauthorization act |
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| Provides basis for sale and regulation of pesticides in the USA. "Label is the law" |
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| FIFRA-Federal insecticide, fungicide, rodenticide act |
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| The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, popularly known as the Clean Water Act, is a comprehensive statute aimed at restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation's waters. Enacted originally in 1948, the Act was amended numerous times until it was reorganized and expanded in 1972. It continues to be amended almost every year. |
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| FWPCA-Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
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| provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures. addresses the production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and lead-based paint. |
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| TSCA-Toxic Substance Control Act |
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| controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States |
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| NPDES-National pollutant discharge elimination system |
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| Reporters have developed a variety of tricks of the trade for loosening tongues or getting reluctant managers to release information. Explain one trick and how to be ready for it. |
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| Explain how TQEM shifts the focus from single-media focused programs to multimedia focused approach. |
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| Why is communication essential to your job as an environmental manager? |
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| Environmental managers need to be able to understand non-verbal communication in order to approach a situation the right way to get the job done. If you can't relate relevant information to get a job done, you get fired. |
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| What is the most dominant type of communication? |
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| To give and receive information and to influence behavior |
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| What are the main functions of an environmental management spokesperson. |
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| To relieve some of the stress and workload from an environmental manager. |
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| Explain 4 barriers to communication. |
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| Information overload, distractions, language, faulty communication skills. |
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