WATERFALLS PRESENTATION

Environmental Legislation

Divyasri Malavathu

Start

DIvyasri Malavathu

Hi! My name is DIvya and I'm a senior ISM 1 student interested in pursuing law and protecting our environment through legislation

Mission Statement

As an ISM student my biggest goal this year was to expand the measure of environmental protection as a whole through law.

Timeline of presentation

Original work

Going Forward

FInal Product

Methodology

1st Semester

My Process

Future Plans

2nd Semester

Methodology

My Process

Identify Issues

Most Prevalent Problems

Climate Change

Emissions and continuous burning of fossil fuels add to globa warming

Loss of Biodiversity

Animal endangerment and extinction is harming our world's ecosystems

Oil and Gas Development

Excessive oil and gas industry processes and resulting polution

Water Pollution

Pollution of water sources

Select Probelms

Animal EndangermentOil and Gas Development

Research Background

Collect information

Consultations

Meet with professionals in the field or who have information

Create Solution

Specific idea for solving the problem

Draft Bill

Combine learnings from research including solution, penalties, and definitions

Edit

Check information for holes

Structure of a Bill

The Shortened Version

DEfinitions

Section 1

• Used to close any loopholes
• Define industry specific terms
• Outline exact requirements and ask

Penalties

Section 3

• Provides punishments for breaking bill
• Usually includes fines and/or prison time

Provisions

Section 2

• Used to describe ask
• Holds majority of the solution
• Outlines exact characterisitcs of change

Original Work

Shark Endangerment

Shark FInning

The poaching of sharks for their fins has proven to be the number one cause of shark endangerment. Specifically 100 million annually

American Oceans.org

Scalloped Hammerhead

Whale Shark

Shark FIn SOup

• Popular in East Asia
• Status Symbol
• Use of cartilage fins ONLY

Ending USA Involvement

It may be impossible to control other countries, but we can control our own

Reasons this affects Us

Sharks are considered the apex predators of many marine ecosystems. If they die, food chains are thrown off balance leading to.

• Loss of biodiversity
• Overpopulation of fish species
• Loss of marine plants
• Eventual possible seafood shortage

Final Product

Fracking in Texas

Sarah C Reynolds

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2021) Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Thermal/Fluid Systems (in progress) from The University of Texas at Austin

Hydraulic Fracturing

Texas is one of the biggest producers of natural gas and oil. This has resulted in an economy heavily reliant on the Oil and Gas industry and a suffering environment

Reasons this affects Us

1.5 - 9.7 million gallons of freshwater used to frack a single well

• Water shortage
• Water source pollution
• Earthquakes
• Overall pollution due to fossil fuels

The Solution is Water Disposal Management

Reinjection, storage, and overflow of frack fluid (wastewater) is the main catalyst for many of these issues. We must impose regulations.

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Thank you!