Business Regulation Simulation
Business Regulation Simulation
Alumina Inc. is an aluminum maker that operates in eight countries worldwide. Accounts in the United States make up 70% of the companies $4 billion worth. Located on Lake Dira, in the state of Erehwon, Alumina has business interests in automotive components, manufacturer of packaging materials, bauxite mining, aluminum refining, and aluminum smelting. Five years ago, Alumina was in violation of environmental discharge norms in a routine EPA compliance evaluation. PAH concentration in test samples was above the prescribed limit. A clean up was ordered, with which Alumina promptly complied. A follow up audit reported the violation as corrected. Other than this single isolated incident, Alumina has a good record of compliance before and after. Now, Kelly Bates, a 38-year-old single mother, accused Alumina of repeatedly contaminating the waters of Lake Dira with carcinogenic effluents, and has alleged that consumption of the contaminated water is the proximate cause of her 10-year-old daughter’s leukemia. Bates also alleges that her daughter’s condition may be as old as Alumina’s first instance of environmental law violation.
The Key Facts, Regulations, and Legal Issues
This section discusses the main themes of the simulation and why they are important aspects in the decision making process. The first key fact in this simulation is that five years ago Alumina Inc. in a routine EPA compliance evaluation was found to be in violation of environmental discharge. The PAH concentration test samples were above the prescribed limit. The EPA ordered a clean up, which Alumina Inc. complied. Except for this one incident, Alumina Inc. has a positive overall environmental regulation compliance record.
The second key factor in the simulation is in regard to the Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. 552, as Amended by Public Law No. 104-231, 110. 3048 (Freedom of Information Act, 1996). The Freedom of Information...
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