Environmental Law

This is FindLaw’s collection of Environmental Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. Environmental law is the collection of statutes and regulations pertaining to air quality, water quality, the wilderness, endangered wildlife and other environmental factors. The umbrella of environmental legislation covers many laws and regulations, yet they all work together toward a common goal, which is regulating the interaction between man and the natural world to reduce threats to the environment and increase public health. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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EPA Bolsters Ozone and Particulate Matter Standards

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated a more stringent set of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter, which took effect September 16, 1997. Each state is required to prepare ...
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EPA Extends Stay On Section 126 Petitions

On May 25, 1999, EPA made a final determination that portions of petitions filed by Pennsylvania and other Northeastern states under Section 126 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 were technically meritorious. The petitions were filed seeking ...
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EPA Guidance For Superfund National Policy Managers

On October 7, 1999, the Director of EPA's Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Steven Luftig, issued a final guidance to Superfund national policy managers at all EPA regions entitled "Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management Principles ...
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EPA Issues Credible Evidence Air Rule

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule that provides that a source of air pollution or an enforcement agency may use any "credible evidence" to show whether a source has complied with regulations under the ...
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EPA Loses on Clean Air Act Regulation Enforcement

On May 14, 1999, the U.S. District Court of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit held that the Environmental Protection Agency has been acting in an unconstitutional manner, with a holding of broad implications for property owners fighting federal agencies ...
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Epa Offers Relief to Owners of Land Overlying Contaminated Aquifers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final "Policy Toward Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers," which was announced by the Administrator as part of the Superfund Administrative Reforms. This bulletin briefly ...
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EPA OK’s State Title V Program Until 1999; Questions Remain

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted "final interim" approval of Michigan's program for issuance of renewable operating permits (ROPs) required under Title V of the federal Clean Air Act. Title V provides that all ...
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EPA Promulgates New Effluent Limitations Guidelines For Landfills

On January 10, 2000, EPA published a final rule providing national effluent limitations guidelines and pretreatment standards for wastewater discharges from landfills. Regulations are effective February 18, 2000. They apply to new and existing ...
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EPA Proposes Stringent PM, Ozone Standards

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed sweeping new National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter (PM) which will require many new or modified sources of air emissions to meet stricter ...
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EPA Removes Mixing Zone Ban From Great Lakes Initiative

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed provisions to eliminate and phase out mixing zones for bioaccumulative chemicals of concern (BCCs) from the Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative (GLI). EPA also amended a procedure ...
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