Regulates the handling of wastes from "cradle to grave": establishes rules for the handling of such waste from the time it is generated, while it is packaged, stored, while it is transported, and how it is disposed, and the disposal sites themselves

Major areas of regulation include:

--landfills

--underground storage tanks

--hazardous waste disposal

--transportation manifests

--permits to possess, treat, or dispose wastes

Sets up a fund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites

Establishes liability scheme for parties to collect from one another for $$ to clean up sites; EPA and others can sue to recoup cleanup $

Sets up guidelines on how to clean up sites

EPA locates dumps and sets priorities of worst sites, known as National Priority List (NPL); Mining sites, nuclear sites, military sites (all government) plus industrial sites of all sorts

Establishes liability for oil spills; establishes fund to clean up oil spills

Seeks to prevent pollution through the reduced generation of pollutants at their origin

Companies required to report toxic releases each year

Requires EPA to set and enforce rules regarding:

--mobile source limits (cars)

--ambient air quality standards (smog)

--hazardous air pollutant discharge standards (what can come out of smokestacks)

--standards for new pollution sources (invent a polluting source?: talk to EPA before it can be used)

--acid rain reduction

--ozone depletion protection

Ocean Dumping Act (ODA)

Oceans

Regulates intentional disposal of materials into oceans

EPA makes a list of endangered and threatened species

Violation if one "harms" such a species: "harm" includes impacting environment

Regulates and enforces program for discharges into U.S. waters

Regulates wetland destruction/construction

Establishes primary drinking water standards

Requires reporting of toxic releases: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

Regulates the testing and use of chemicals (amount produced, how handled, warning labels, limit uses)

Also covers the following programs:

--radon

--lead in buildings

Governs pesticide use: amount and locations

Creates a pesticide registry; bans some

Environmental Impact Statements must be filed for "major" federal actions

Regulates the handling of wastes from "cradle to grave": establishes rules for the handling of such waste from the time it is generated, while it is packaged, stored, while it is transported, and how it is disposed, and the disposal sites themselves

Major areas of regulation include:

--landfills

--underground storage tanks

--hazardous waste disposal

--transportation manifests

--permits to possess, treat, or dispose wastes

Sets up a fund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites

Establishes liability scheme for parties to collect from one another for $$ to clean up sites; EPA and others can sue to recoup cleanup $

Sets up guidelines on how to clean up sites

EPA locates dumps and sets priorities of worst sites, known as National Priority List (NPL); Mining sites, nuclear sites, military sites (all government) plus industrial sites of all sorts

Establishes liability for oil spills; establishes fund to clean up oil spills

Seeks to prevent pollution through the reduced generation of pollutants at their origin

Companies required to report toxic releases each year

Requires EPA to set and enforce rules regarding:

--mobile source limits (cars)

--ambient air quality standards (smog)

--hazardous air pollutant discharge standards (what can come out of smokestacks)

--standards for new pollution sources (invent a polluting source?: talk to EPA before it can be used)

--acid rain reduction

--ozone depletion protection

Oceans

Regulates intentional disposal of materials into oceans

EPA makes a list of endangered and threatened species

Violation if one "harms" such a species: "harm" includes impacting environment

Regulates and enforces program for discharges into U.S. waters

Regulates wetland destruction/construction

Establishes primary drinking water standards

Requires reporting of toxic releases: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

Regulates the testing and use of chemicals (amount produced, how handled, warning labels, limit uses)

Also covers the following programs:

--radon

--lead in buildings

Governs pesticide use: amount and locations

Creates a pesticide registry; bans some

Environmental Impact Statements must be filed for "major" federal actions