A Closer Look at our Environmental Wellfare
A Closer Look at our Environmental Wellfare
Environmental Welfare: Are we protected?
We are a world free of pollution, or are we? Everyday you walk outside you're exposing yourself to the environment. Our environment is made up of many pollutants in the air, water, and other major environmental structures. You should be concerned about your welfare every time you breath air or drink that water at a local restaurant these things are not always healthy as you may think. Though America has made laws and programs to protect and preserve our environment. In the beginning of the 18th century, which marked the start of the industrial revolution America has prominently had a hand in protecting the environment. Other countries have not always had the best societies to deal with their environmental issues as America but they have come a long was from where they started.
As the industrial revolution probed Americans to think about the environment they lived in, Theodore Roosevelt instated national parks to preserve land for the future of our nation. Technology at that point was hurting the environment as it still does today, but with peoples awareness of the problem it has made our Country a more bearable place to live in. With building and roads paving most of our society today it is a natural state for all of us. You could say that we have contributed most of our environmental problems, thus bringing the need for us to create a way to protect it.
We continue contribute to the downfall of our environment, but also create programs and laws to save it. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for example, have made strides to help the environment with the use of modern science to help protect us from, acid rain, global warming, ozone depletion, and other pollutants that effect us daily. Also an Environmental Bill of Rights has been passed forcing some government agencies and other organizations to give public notice of environmentally significant decisions. Our government is readily involved in the environment, the Department of Defense created a program called “Smart Growth” helping improve urban land areas with development that improves its quality; President Bush approved this by signing the “Brownfield Legislation.” As our country everyday tries to improve our environment, but we must not think we are the only ones with a problem, other countries struggle just as we...