Name: Ranelyn Cezar Crispo

ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND INVESTIGATION

BROWN LAWS – DUST TO DUST

1. Which law was possibly 2. Indicate the specific 3. List the elements of the
violated? section of the law offense
containing the offence
Management of Non- Section 10 of Republic Act
attainment Areas
8749
4. Indicate the line 5. What investigative
number on the facts steps would you do to
leading you to believe the determine all elements of
said provision was the offense are present
violated
 The Department Excessive dust emissions
have caused serious health
shall designate
problems to the people. It is
areas where an unlawful violation to the
specific pollutants air pollution to the
have already community.
exceeded
ambient
standards as
non-attainment
areas.
 The Department
shall prepare and
implement a
program that will
prohibit new
sources of
exceeded air
pollutant without
a corresponding
reduction in
existing
resources.
 In coordination
 with other
appropriate
government
agencies, the
LGUs shall
prepare and
implement a
program and
other measures
including
relocation,
whenever
necessary, to
protect the health
and welfare of
residents in the
area.
Ambient Air Quality Section 12 of Republic Act  The Department, Under the law you must to
Guideline Values and 8749 in coordination follow the guidelines to
Standards with other control air pollution. That
concerned cant harm to the
agencies, community.
 shall review and
or revise and
publish annually
a list of
hazardous air
pollutants with
corresponding
ambient guideline
values and/or
standard
necessary to
protect health
and safety, and
general welfare. 
Air Quality Control Section 11 of Republic Act  Simultaneous Simultaneous issuance of
Techniques 8749 with the issuance the issuance of the
 of the guideline guidelines not to follow it
values and will be punished.
standards,
 through the
research and
development
program
contained in this
Act and upon
consultation with
appropriate
advisory
committees,
government
agencies and
LGUs, shall
issue,
 From time to
time, revise
information on air
pollution control
techniques. 
Permits Section 16 of Republic Act  Consistent with In order to issuance the
8749 the provisions of permit not to follow the
this Act, the rule this republic act. The
Department shall company will not give any
have the authority
permit to continue the
to issue permits
as it may said business.
determine
necessary for the
prevention and
abatement of air
pollution.
 Said permits shall
cover emission
limitations for the
regulated air
 pollutants to help
attain and
maintain the
ambient air
quality standards.
 These permits
shall serve as
management
tools for the
LGUs in the
development of
their action plan.