Environmental Laws Flashcards
1970 to control “dirty” air pollutants like ozone, NOx, SOx, and particulates
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Now Clean Water Act
Federal water pollution control act (1972)
Established the wastewater discharge permitting program (NPDES- national pollutant discharge elimination program)
CWA - clean water act (formerly federal water pollution control act)
1974- To protect public health (ingestion)
Safe drinking water act (SDWA)
1976 - Protection of the land - both solid and hazardous waste
Resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA)
1976 - Regulates toxic chemical manufacturing and use
Toxic substances control act (TSCA)
1980 - Superfund
Initiated due to Love Canal and established liability for releases and funds to clean up the releases
Comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (CERCLA)
1986 - due to Bopal, India incident in 84
Requires local and state planning for emergency response
Emergency planning and community right to know act (EPCRA)
1990 - due to Exxon Valdez
Established stringent standards for transportation and storage of oil
Oil Pollution act (OPA)
1990 - multimedia law (policy) to reduce pollutants at the soured instead of end-of-pipe
Pollution prevention act (PPA)
Department of transportation
DOT
Occupational health and safety act
OSHA
1984 - reauthorized and expanded RCRA
- limited land disposal of hw
- provided “hammers” to EPA
- program for regulation of underground storage tanks (USTs)
Hazardous and solid waste amendments (HSWA)
1986 - gave a punch to EPCRA and expanded CERCLA
- permanent cleanup solutions
- expanded health risk assessment
- protected “innocent landowners”
- encouraged public participation
Superfund amendments and reauthorization act (SARA)
1990 - nationwide permitting program for “major” sources
- provided regulation for 189 hazardous air pollutants
- increased state efforts to achieve attainment of air standards
Clean air act amendments (CAAA)