Laws & Regulations
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Summary of the Oil Pollution Act
The Oil Pollution Act, which streamlined and strengthened EPA's ability to prevent and respond to catastrophic oil spills, requires oil storage facilities and vessels to submit plans detailing how they will respond to large discharges.
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Summary of the Energy Policy Act
Provides a summary of the Energy Policy Act, which addresses energy production in the United States, energy efficiency; renewable energy; oil and gas; coal; vehicles and motor fuels, and climate change technology.
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Emissions Models and Other Methods to Produce Emission Inventories
An emissions inventory is a summary or forecast of the emissions produced by a group of sources in a given time period. Inventories of air pollution from mobile sources are often produced by models such as the MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES).
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Announcements for FCA Violations
Announcements about EPA's issued notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to FCA. The NOV alleges software that circumvents EPA emissions standards for certain air pollutants.
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Summary of the National Environmental Policy Act
Describes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires that all branches of government give proper consideration to the environment prior to undertaking any major federal action that significantly affects the environment.
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Summary of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Summarizes the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which provides for federal regulation of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
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History of the Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution. As amended in 1972, the law became commonly known as the Clean Water Act (CWA).
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Summary of the Safe Drinking Water Act
The Safe Drinking Water Act authorizes EPA to establish minimum standards to protect the quality of drinking water, using detailed risk and cost assessment; and requires all public water systems to comply, including protection from underground injection.
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What is the National Environmental Policy Act?
Describes what the National Environemental Policy Act (NEPA) and discusses when it applies, how it is carried out, and how EPA and other Federal Agencies comply with NEPA.
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Minor Uses and Grower Resources
Provides growers, registrants and other interested parties with information on the programs EPA is implementing to ensure safe pesticide tools are available, particularly for those involved in the minor uses of pesticides.
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Engaging in Smart Growth
These documents are case studies of communities engaging in smart growth.
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Summary of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle-to-grave. This includes generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal. RCRA also addresses management of non-hazardous solid wastes.
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Summary of the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act regulates discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters, and controls pollution by means such as wastewater standards for industry, national water quality criteria recommendations for surface waters, and the NPDES permit program.
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Summary of the Clean Air Act
The Clean Air Act, or CAA, is the comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources, using standards such as National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards.
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SBAR Panel: Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines
SBAR panel on setting emission standards for certain nonroad diesel engines
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Factors for IR-4 Public Interest Finding
Learn about factors for IR-4 public interest finding. Projects that achieve this status may be eligible for a registration service fee waiver.
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Monitoring Regulations
Contains information regarding recent monitoring regulations for criteria pollutants
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Order Responding to October 4, 2001 Request for the Administrator to Object to King Finishing's Operating Permit
This document is part of the Title V Petition Database.
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Hot Mix Asphalt Plants General Air Quality Permit coverage for Knife River Corporation Mountain West Portable Plant at Hasselstrom Pit on the Nez Perce Reservation
EPA's approval of coverage under the HMA general permit for Knife River Corporation - Mountain West (HMA Plant) - Hasselstrom Pit, Winchester, Idaho on the Nez Perce Reservation.
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NPDES Pretreatment Program in Region 10
Regional contacts and guidance for industrial pretreatment under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program in EPA's Region 10.