NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – ASSIGNMENT FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2020 (UA&P INSTITUTE OF LAW, 1ST SEMESTER, AY 2020-2021
| Republic Act No. 8749 or the Clean Air Act of 1999 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations · Definition of terms · Polluters must pay principle · Greenhouse gases · Compressed natural gas (CNG) as alternative fuel · Emission defined · Emission standards for fuel use Henares, Jr. vs. LTFRB, G.R. No. 158290. October 23, 2006, 505 SCRA 104 · Certificate of Emission Compliance · Writ of mandamus unavailing to command LTFRB and DOTC to require use by PUVs of CNG as alternative fuel · Ban on Incineration Metropolitan Manila Development Authority vs. Jancom Environmental Corporation vs. G.R. No. 147465. January 30, 2002, 375 SCRA 320 · Poisonous and toxic fumes defined · Ambient air quality standard · National Ambient Air Quality Guideline Values · Hazardous Air Pollutants and Guideline Values · Pollution standard index of air quality · Attainment area · Non-attainment area · National Air Quality Status Report · Airshed · Designation of Airsheds · Governing Boards · Executive Committee · Air quality management fund and its sources · Emission quotas · Emission averaging / trading · Air pollution clearances and permits for stationary sources · Authority to construct · Permit to operate · Consent agreement · Incineration · Non-burn technologies · Pollution from other sources such as smoking · Emission control & standards for motor vehicles / Certificate of Conformity · National Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program and Motor Vehicle Inspection System · Roadside Inspection of motor vehicles. · Fuels and Additives · Traffic Adjudication Service · Ozone-Depleting Substances · Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) · Financial liability for environmental rehabilitation · Environmental Management Plan (EMP) · Cease and Desist Order (CDO) · Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) · Citizen suit · SLAPP · Gross violations of RA 8749 |
NOTE: Digest/dissect all the given cases and write them on yellow pad paper (one case per sheet), TAKE CLEAR PICTURES OF THEM, TOGETHER WITH the cover page and table of contents, and submit/send them to the class beadle for recording and affixing of electronic initials. Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
Read the details of the assigned topics from the prescribed textbook and other supplementary reading materials. Be ready for a GRADED RECITATION during/after the PRESENTATION BY THE ASSIGNED REPORTERS.
Atty. Alvin Claridades 