Clean Air Act Environmental Responsibility Greenhouse 
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
However, since major US environmental laws are enacted to protect the air, water, and land separately (i.e. the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act), as a result, EPA programs are often implemented narrowly, not holistically.
Law Columbia
DECEMBER 5, 2019
This blog is based on a talk given to the Climate Change: Response and Resilience Leadership Forum at Columbia University on November 20, 2019, sponsored by RenaissanceRe. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be the highest priority, but that won’t be enough to prevent severe impacts, some of which are already occurring.
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Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
For example, the ongoing debate over the impact of certain pesticides in agriculture , greenhouse gas emissions are often a battle between the science and industry's attempts to muddy the science and government lobbying to roll back legislation (2). Air emissions : Any gas emitted into the atmosphere from industrial or commercial activity.
Law Columbia
MARCH 14, 2024
These state-level “Climate Superfund” bills are modeled on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, which imposes liability on multiple parties, including the generators of waste, for the cleanup of contaminated sites.
ESA
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Concern Over President’s Choice to Head Federal Wildlife Agency – Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Youngkin says he will take Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to save ratepayers money – The Washington Post. EPA – Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit.
Acoel
JANUARY 17, 2025
These laws borrow the Superfund moniker from the long-established federal environmental remediation law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program identifies responsible parties based on a strict liability standard; no finding of wrongdoing is required.
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 24, 2024
In 2017, several groups filed suit against the EPA for promulgating a rule to exempt CAFOs emissions from reporting requirements under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
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