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The Ten Most Important U.S. Environmental Laws

Legal Planet

Clean Air Act. Comprehensive Emergency Response and Cleanup Act (CERCLA ). Provides for cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The possibility of CERCLA liability also provides a powerful incentive for voluntary clean-up and for carefully disposing of materials in the first place.

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President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition

PA Environment Daily

However, in some programs like air quality, hazardous waste, safe drinking water, radiation protection, storage tanks and others, Pennsylvania chose to adopt many federal regulations by reference. [So Nuclear Regulatory Commission-- Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974; and Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.