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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Greenhouse gas : A group of gases known to be responsible for increasing the “greenhouse effect” - that is, gases that absorb infrared radiation and increase atmospheric density. Ozone layer : A protective layer of gas in the upper atmosphere that absorbs the sun's must harmful radiation. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above).

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Join EPA in Observing Children’s Health Month

EPA

Examples of these additional statutory requirements include: the Food Quality Protection Act. the Safe Drinking Water Act , the Clean Air Act , and. the Toxic Substances Control Act. OCHP also convenes stakeholders. Read more.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

The 4 big ones are the 1972 Clean Water Act , the 1970 Clean Air Act , the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act , and 2 hazardous waste laws having the acronyms CERCLA and RCRA, which I will explain later. Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.”

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Who Benefits from Dismantling EPA Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

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.

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President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

Many other states in recent years have decided they would follow Californias standards, as they are allowed to under the Clean Air Act. Dekleva was accused during her first stint in President Trumps EPA of pressuring employees to approve new chemicals and colluding with industry to weaken the Toxic Substances Control Act.