• Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation v. EPA, 540 U.S. 461 (2004), is a US Supreme Court case clarifying the scope of state environmental regulators...
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  • relating to the Clean Air Act, and the extent to which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can regulate carbon dioxide emissions related to climate...
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  • and several cities of the United States, represented by James Milkey, brought suit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) represented by Gregory...
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  • Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency, 603 U.S. 279 (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case regarding the Clean Air Act. The United States Clean...
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    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President...
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  • Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, 557 U.S. 261 (2009), is a United States Supreme Court case that was decided in favor of Coeur...
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    program is a joint federal and state endeavor, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) providing basic requirements that states then adopt, adapt...
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    Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. Environmental law is the collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs...
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    Administration (NHTSA) regulates CAFE standards and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) measures vehicle fuel efficiency. Congress specifies that...
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  • Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc., 528 U.S. 167 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court case that addressed the law...
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    the extensive environmental impact of the chipmaker and data center industry was at odds with the output from the new research programs of the Act. Robert...
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    such as Anne Burford at the EPA and James G. Watt at the Department of the Interior were overtly hostile to environmental protection. Through his appointments...
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    Robert D. (2000). Environmental Justice and Communities of Color. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. US EPA, OP (2015-03-19). "Environmental Justice and National...
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    damages of US$5 billion, but as of 2008 no money has been disbursed and appellate litigation continues. Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation v. EPA, 540...
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  • by improving environmental education. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the lead agency for implementation of the act. EPA established...
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  • scope of the Clean Water Act. Before 1972, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight of pollution...
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  • fuels. These procedures directed the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to study the effects of emissions of hazardous pollutants from these power...
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    Control Act (TSCA), and the Clean Air Act (CAA). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed the complaint in federal court in Brooklyn, NY. In...
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  • Clean Air Act of 1963. The Act did not precisely define what constituted a "source" of air pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially...
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    Lower Energy Costs for Families and Advance Environmental Justice Through Investing in America Agenda". US EPA. June 28, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023...
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    successes of the Community Development Quota system employed in some Alaska fisheries. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on fish conservation and...
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  • The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed...
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    Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The program is designed to investigate and clean up sites...
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  • Record of Decision. An Environmental mitigation plan is often requested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if substantial environmental impacts...
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    National Priorities List (category United States Environmental Protection Agency)
    (cleanup) financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous...
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  • Maximum contaminant level (category Environmental law in the United States)
    the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality. An MCL is the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that...
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  • of United States Supreme Court cases Logan, Melissa (2004). "EPA & NAFTA: Tensions Rise When Trade with Mexico Threatens United States' Environmental...
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  • of which nearly half targeted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules. Within his first couple months in office, he required a federal review of the...
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    regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other important CFR sections include Title 10 (energy), Title 18 (Conservation of Power and Water...
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    Medical Waste Tracking Act (category United States federal environmental legislation)
    to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations on the management of infections waste." In short,...
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