for prof dismuz

Read over the

Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive

Order 12898

and choose one of the federal agencies that signed the MOU on

Environmental Justice. Research what the agency has done to comply with the MOU and

answer the following questions (you may answer beneath each question). The combined

length of your responses

should be a minimum of 500 words.

1.

Briefly describe why environmental justice often involves ethical decision

-

making

processes.

2.

Why is the governmental agency you chose an important addition to the

Memorandum

of Understanding on Environmental Justice and E

xecutive Order 12898

to ensure

environmental injustice does not occur when carrying out its responsibilities?

3.

How does the

agency integrate rules and/or regulations that attempt to protect the entire

population from environmental hazards, regardless of

socioeconomic status, opportunity

and privilege?

4.

How effective are the rules and/or regulations at protecting the entire population from

environmental hazards, regardless of socioeconomic status, opportunity and privilege?

5.

Describe the ethical decision

-

ma

king process the agency must navigate when making

decisions that may benefit some at the expense or risk of others.

Read over the Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive

Order 12898 and choose one of the federal agencies that signed the MOU on

Environmental Justice. Research what the agency has done to comply with the MOU and

answer the following questions (you may answer beneath each question). The combined

length of your responses should be a minimum of 500 words.

1. Briefly describe why environmental justice often involves ethical decision-making

processes.

2. Why is the governmental agency you chose an important addition to the Memorandum

of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive Order 12898 to ensure

environmental injustice does not occur when carrying out its responsibilities?

3. How does the agency integrate rules and/or regulations that attempt to protect the entire

population from environmental hazards, regardless of socioeconomic status, opportunity

and privilege?

4. How effective are the rules and/or regulations at protecting the entire population from

environmental hazards, regardless of socioeconomic status, opportunity and privilege?

5. Describe the ethical decision-making process the agency must navigate when making

decisions that may benefit some at the expense or risk of others.