Category: Environmental science homework help

2 paragraphs, include reference and one student response. 
SWS FORMAT
 
Consider what you learned about how COVID-19 shutdowns affected air quality. What can these events teach us about efforts to control global climate change? What do you think are fair and realistic expectations of the world’s more-developed and less-developed countries in this effort?
Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.

Subject: Market Research Instructions – Climate Change in Central America and the Dominican Republic
 I am reaching out to request a market research report on climate change in Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The report should include the following information:
1. **Current Situation:** Provide an overview of the current state of climate change in each country, including key statistics and trends.
2. **Strategies and Actions:** Detail the strategies and actions that each country has implemented to address climate change. Include information on any initiatives, programs, or policies that have been put in place.
3. **Recent Legislation:** Identify any recent laws or regulations related to climate change that have been enacted in each country.
4. **Statistics:** Include relevant statistics and data related to climate change, such as greenhouse gas emissions, temperature changes, sea level rise, etc.
5. **Date and Sources:** Ensure that all information provided is up-to-date and include the sources from which the information was obtained.
Please organize the report in a clear and concise manner, providing detailed information for each country separately. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Thank you for your assistance with this research project. I look forward to reviewing the completed report.

Subject: Market Research Instructions – Climate Change in Central America and the Dominican Republic
 I am reaching out to request a market research report on climate change in Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The report should include the following information:
1. **Current Situation:** Provide an overview of the current state of climate change in each country, including key statistics and trends.
2. **Strategies and Actions:** Detail the strategies and actions that each country has implemented to address climate change. Include information on any initiatives, programs, or policies that have been put in place.
3. **Recent Legislation:** Identify any recent laws or regulations related to climate change that have been enacted in each country.
4. **Statistics:** Include relevant statistics and data related to climate change, such as greenhouse gas emissions, temperature changes, sea level rise, etc.
5. **Date and Sources:** Ensure that all information provided is up-to-date and include the sources from which the information was obtained.
Please organize the report in a clear and concise manner, providing detailed information for each country separately. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Thank you for your assistance with this research project. I look forward to reviewing the completed report.

 
The purpose of this assignment is to understand how human activities have different environmental impacts on different groups. 
Assignment Directions
Task 1: Find a News Article: 
Find a reputable, recent (one-year old or less) news article related to an environmental issue in your community. Remember that human activity of all sorts has an environmental impact. Here are just a few examples of activities with environmental impacts that might be going on in your community.
Replacing individual houses with high-rise condominiums.
Converting unused office buildings into residential apartments.
Installing wind turbines or solar panels in rural areas.
Requiring residents to compost leftover food.
Using ground water for crop irrigation in drought-stricken areas.
Providing EV-only parking spaces with charging facilities. 
This list is not intended to limit your choices, but rather to spark your imagination. There are many other possibilities. Also note that the term “community” can be interpreted broadly. It could refer to your neighborhood, your city, your state, or even your region of the country. 
Here are a few popular examples of reputable sources of information at the national level.
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal 
Time Magazine
However, if you are looking for articles specific to your community, you may choose an article from a local or regional publication. You know your own community, and will be in the best position to determine which local sources of news are trustworthy.
Task 2: Read the Article.
The credibility of the author, the reputation of the publication, the length, breadth, and depth of the article will reveal whether it is worthwhile. Be choosy. Don’t pick the first article you see.
Task 3: Summarize the Article in Your Own Words
Summarize the major points of the article in your own words. Do not copy the abstract, or anything else for that matter. 
Include two short quotations. Each quotation should be no longer than two sentences. One sentence, or a phrase from sentence, is preferred. 
Unpack the quotations. In other words, explain what they mean in your own words.
Use in-text citations and references in APA format.
Length Requirement: 300-400 words.

 
This week, you will select a topic for your environmental issues in the news article. You have a wide array of choices. Remember that all human activity–every skyscraper, every park, every factory, every stadium, every golf course, every wind turbine, every parking lot, every regulation or law–has an environmental impact. That impact may be mostly positive, mostly negative, or mostly neutral. Moreover, that environmental impact won’t be the same for everyone in the community. It may be beneficial for some community members, while others are harmed, and some are relatively unaffected one way or the other. 
Your task is to identify one such activity occurring in your community and to analyze it through the lens of environmental sociology. This could be something that is happening right now, something that has been proposed for the future, or something that happened in the past, but that is impacting your community today.
Assignment Directions
For this week’s assignment, answer the following questions in at least two sentences each.
What human activity in your community will you focus upon? Example. A new housing development proposed to be built near our neighborhood. I am concerned about its environmental impact as well as its impact on the lives of local residents. 
Why is it important to you? Example. It could lead to strain on natural resources, more pollution, and increased cost of living. Local residents may be priced out of the new homes.
Who stands to benefit? Example. The developers, those in the construction trades will benefit from the work to be done. Those who can afford the new homes will enjoy living in them.
Who might be harmed? Example. Those with low-incomes might be priced out of the neighborhood. Wildlife may lose habitat, those with preexisting health conditions might suffer complications.
What is your hypothesis (your tentative opinion prior to conducting research)? Example. Overall, I believe that the potential harms done to those with low incomes and preexisting health conditions outweigh the possible benefits of this new housing development. I am inclined to oppose the new housing development.

1page include reference. 
Please respond to the following:
What are the distinctive features of the workplace as a setting where exposure to chemical and physical hazards occurs?

1page with reference.
Please respond to the following:
Assess the benefits and risks associated with genetically modified crops.

1 page with reference – SWS FORMAT
Please respond to the following:
Based on the readings and video this week, discuss how viral or other illnesses (excluding COVID-19) impact your local community and what is done to mitigate the illnesses and impacts.

1 page, include referenice. SWS FORMAT
Please respond to the following. Remember to use a respectful tone and language appropriate for a learning environment in your post and replies when discussing this potentially controversial topic:
In the event of a viral outbreak in a U.S. state, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, do you think it would be appropriate for the state government to use quarantine or isolation to control the outbreak? Under what conditions would it be appropriate? Explain your rationale.
In general, discuss whether you think federal, state, and local governments have the authority to quarantine or isolate citizens to control an outbreak.

The purpose of this Written Assignment #6 is to explore promising solutions that aim at improving affordable access to safe drinking water or sanitation services in communities that may have challenges in accessing them. For this assignment, identify one promising solution that has been implemented somewhere in the world.  The solution you choose can be, for example, a low-cost technology, product, implemented good practice, education/training program, adopted policy, or any solution-oriented strategy.     
In this approximately 2-page write-up, address the following: 
1. Describe the promising solution that you identified.
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the solution in relation to affordable access to safe drinking water or sanitation service? 
3. Is there any kind of human or environmental health impact information available after applying/implementing the solution? If yes, what kind? 
4. How feasibly can the solution be implemented or applied in different circumstances or environments?