We live in a country where environmental protection laws provide often questionable "protection" for US citizens. While you must evaluate whether you believe the following sources are accurate or not, here is a sampling current issues that affect you AND your family here at home. Smog Affects More Than 158 Million Americans in 10 States Well over half of all people living in 10 of the United States' 11 most populous states—more than 158 million Americans—live in areas where the smog is so bad that pollution levels routinely exceed safety standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, See http://environment.about.com/od/pollution/a/smog_10_states.htm Study Finds Safety of Drinking Water in U.S. Cities at Risk NRDC reports on the drinking water systems of 19 cities and finds that pollution, old pipes and outdated treatment threaten tap water quality. See http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/uscities.asp For your discussion this week, select one environmental issue that interests you ( water pollution, air pollution, chemicals in our food, global warming, etc.) and provide a three -four sentence synopsis of whether or not you feel current governmental laws are adequately protecting US citizens> Attach web sites or other sources of information. Do not use the above web sites as your example.