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Celebrating a Win-Win: 30 Years of Progress Under the Pollution Prevention Act

EPA

The P2 Act greatly expanded the opportunities for “source reduction” to reduce or prevent pollution at the source through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. With the assistance from P2 grants, businesses have been able to save over $1.5

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Waste management concerns the governance of many aspects of waste from their transport and storage, proper procedure on disposal and treatment where necessary, everything from the recyclable packaging of our household waste right up to nuclear waste as a byproduct of energy production.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

In addition, the infrastructure law provides $100 million for the Pollution Prevention Act grants to states for programs to promote businesses’ use of source reduction techniques. The funds for these initiatives are exempted from otherwise applicable cost-sharing requirements.

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