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Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. [1] Environmental law is the collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment. [2] This includes environmental regulations; laws governing management of natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries; and ...
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.
The history of environmental law in the United States can be traced back to early roots in common law doctrines, for example, the law of nuisance and the public trust doctrine. The first statutory environmental law was the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which has been largely superseded by the Clean Water Act. However, most current major ...
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could reduce the scope of one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws. The case deals with the National Environmental Policy Act ...
1993 – North American Free Trade Agreement (Implementation Act) 1994 – Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice; 1996 – Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (P.L. 104-19) 1996 – Food Quality Protection Act (amended FIFRA) 1996 – Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
This article contains Acts of the United States Congress relating to environmental issues. Other aspects of the environmental policy of the United States, such as state statutes, regulations and court cases, can be found in Category:Environmental law in the United States
This all changed with a flurry of environmental legislation in the early 1970s. Currently, most federal environmental laws grant both expansive regulatory authority to federal agencies, as well as authorize states to implement plans outlined in federal laws. This model is often called "cooperative federalism". [3]
Environmental Protection Law (Latvia) Fishery Law; Forestry Law; Hunting Law (2003) Law on Chemical Substances and Chemical Products; Law on the Conservation of Species and Biotopes; Law on End-of Life Vehicles Management; Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (Latvia) (amended until 2005) Law on Environmental Protection (Latvia) Law on Pollution
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