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Title: Environmental Legislation


1
Environmental Legislation Regulations
  • Professor Bernie Engel
  • ASM 336
  • September 13, 2004

2
Who governs environmental laws and policies?
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The
    governing body for major statues or laws
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)-1969
    establishes policies, set goals and facilitate
    the implementation of such policies
  • NEPA requires federal agencies to assess
    environmental impact of implementing their major
    program (Work with NASA Army)

3
Positive Aspects of Regulations
  • Protection of the Environment

4
Concerns about Regulations
  • Structured so costs excessive compared to
    benefits.
  • Command-and-control
  • US Free Market Choice
  • Uneven application of regulations
  • Lack properly structured incentives
  • Generate inefficiencies
  • Paper work, costs
  • Duplicative (Federal, State, etc)

5
Environmental Regulations
  • Clean Air Act (CAA)-1970
  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)-1974
  • Clean Water Act (CWA)-1977
  • Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
    -1976
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response,
    Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)-1980
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide Rodenticide Act
    (FIFRA) -1972
  • Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) -1996

6
Clean Air Act (CAA) (1970)
  • Diesel Engines
  • Odor

7
Safe Drinking Water Act
  • Protect nations sources of drinking water
  • Protect public health through treatment
    techniques
  • MCLs Maximum Contaminant Level
  • Protect underground sources of drinking water
  • Well Head protection areas

8
Clean Water Act (1972)
  • Water Pollution Control
  • Restore maintain chemical, physical and
    biological integrity of the nations waters
  • Community sewers
  • NPS pollution control (TMDLs!!!)
  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
    (NPDES)

9
Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Underground tanks
  • Control Solid Waste
  • Regulation of facilities which burn waste

10
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Also known as the Superfund
  • Establish a Hazardous Substance
  • Superfund
  • Establish regulations controlling hazardous
    waste sites
  • Provide liability for hazardous waste release
    from inactive sites

11
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA)-1986
  • Revise and extends CERCLA
  • Emergency planning preparedness, community
    right-to-know reporting and toxic chemical
    release reporting
  • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

12
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)
  • Regulates the use and safety of pesticides
    products and features
  • Classification and certification of pesticide by
    specific use
  • Evaluation of risk posed by pesticides (Required
    for registration)
  • Restriction of use of pesticides harmful to the
    environment
  • Enforcement of requirements through inspections,
    labeling, notices and state regulations
  • Groundwater management plan

13
Additional Regulations
  • Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
  • -establishes wild and scenic river system
  • Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
  • - balanced preservation development in
    coastal areas
  • Endangered Species Act
  • - conserve endangered and threatened species

14
Additional Regulations
  • Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
  • - regulates dumping of all types of materials
    into ocean
  • Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
  • - sets up toxic substances program
  • - EPA can require manufacturers to collect
    data on effects of their substance
  • National Historic Prevention Act
  • -preserve, restore and maintain cultural
    resources

15
Additional Regulations
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) -1970
  • Oil Pollution Act (OPA)-1990
  • Endangered Species Act (ESA)-1973

16
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