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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 9, 2024
If governments bypass or undermine science and public comments in policy making, our health could be in jeopardy from increased pollution, cases of foodborne illnesses, politically-driven medicine approvals or disapprovals, and more. It was not a catchy slogan to write on a cardboard sign, but the message is important to all of our lives.
Environment, Law, and History
MAY 6, 2022
The central takeaway of this book is that though Democrats controlled Congress throughout these years, “all environmental laws passed from 1964 to 1976 commanded huge bipartisan support” (p. But Coodley and Sarasohn are careful to point out that Nixon’s willingness to push for environmental laws did not last forever.
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Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
As water and water runoff does not respect political boundaries, international laws on conservation and use are common and applied, especially where there is shared use and responsibility or competing claims to it. The Clean Air Act is an excellent example of this following the publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
-- Guest Essay: Forestal Or Foresee - The Energy Transition And The Pennsylvania Legislature - By Ralph Kisberg, Responsible Drilling Alliance , Lycoming County [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
laws, including: the Clean Air Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and the Safe Water Drinking Act.
Arnold Porter
AUGUST 26, 2021
Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. It will be the first time a substance has been added to the list since the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments established the initial list in 1990.
Legal Planet
MARCH 14, 2023
The legal and political responses to the accident have been predictable. EPA’s efforts to regulate vinyl chloride as a hazardous air pollutant under section 112 of the Clean Air Act also went on for more than a decade and was ultimately a big part of the reason why Congress overhauled that section of the statute in the 1990 amendments.
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