Section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) authorizes EPA to set tolerances, or maximum residue limits, for pesticide residues on foods.… Read More »Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (2002)
Executive Order (E.O.) 13211 – Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use – was issued by President George W. Bush in… Read More »Executive Order 13211 – Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (2001)
Executive Order (E.O.) 13045 – Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks – was issued by President William J. Clinton in 1997.… Read More »Executive Order 13045 – Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (1997)
Executive Order (E.O.) 12898 – Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations – was issued by President William J. Clinton… Read More »Executive Order 12898 – Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (1994)
The Energy Policy Act (EPA) addresses energy production in the United States, including: (1) energy efficiency; (2) renewable energy; (3) oil and gas; (4) coal;… Read More »Energy Policy Act (2005)
Signed on December 19, 2007 by President Bush, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) aims to: move the United States toward greater… Read More »Energy Independence and Security Act (2007)
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are… Read More »Endangered Species Act (1973)
Authorized by Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was enacted by Congress as… Read More »Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (1986)
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act — otherwise known as CERCLA or Superfund — provides a Federal “Superfund” to clean up uncontrolled or… Read More »Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980)
The Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act establishes amended provisions for reporting and disseminating information under Section 112(r) of the Clean… Read More »Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act (1999)
The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act amended the Clean Water Act in 2000. It is designed to reduce the risk of disease… Read More »The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (2000)
The Atomic Energy Act (AEA) established the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to promote the “utilization of atomic energy for peaceful purposes to the maximum extent… Read More »Atomic Energy Act (1946)
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or… Read More »Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)
The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards… Read More »Clean Water Act (1972)
Federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. Among other things, this law authorizes EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards… Read More »Clean Air Act (1970)
The States of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin (plaintiffs) sought a preliminary injunction requiring the United States Army Corps of Engineers (defendant) and the… Read More »State of Michigan v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and City of Chicago
The Ambler Realty Company owned 68 acres of land in the village of Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. On November 13, 1922, the village… Read More »Village of Euclid et al. v. Amber Realty Company
Noxious gas emitted from several of the State of Tennessee’s Copper Company (defendant) smelting plants near the border of Tennessee and Georgia (plaintiff) caused harm… Read More »Georgia v. Tennessee Copper Company
Madison and several other residents (plaintiffs) filed suit against Ducktown Sulphur and Copper & Iron Company (defendants), claiming the two companies’ copper mining operations caused… Read More »Madison v. Ducktown Sulphur Companies
A measure of the impact our activities have on the environment, especially climate change, often reported as the units of tonnes (or kg) of carbon… Read More »Carbon footprint