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  2. Litter in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Similar from state-to-state, these laws define who violators are, the type or "function" of the person committing the action, and what items must be littered or dumped to constitute an illegal act. Municipal ordinances and state statutes require a "human action" in committing illegal littering or dumping, for one to be "held in violation." Most ...

  3. List of Superfund sites in Indiana - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Superfund sites in Indiana designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

  4. Indiana Code - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The first General Assembly of the Indiana Territory met on July 29, 1805, and shortly after the Revised Statutes of 1807 was the official body of law. [citation needed] Indiana's constitution, adopted in 1816, specified that all laws in effect for the Territory would be considered laws of the state, until they expired or were ...

  5. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - Wikipedia

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    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Other short titles: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976: Long title: An Act to provide technical and financial assistance for the development of management plans and facilities for the recovery of energy and other resources from discarded materials and for the safe disposal of discarded materials, and to regulate the management of hazardous waste.

  6. Indiana bill targeting illegal immigrants advances in ... - AOL

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    (The Center Square) – A bill that would require Indiana law enforcement officers to notify federal immigration officials when they arrest anyone suspected of being in the country illegally has ...

  7. Solid waste policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) of 1965 was the first U.S. federal solid waste management law enacted. It focused on research, demonstrations, and training. [ 34 ] In a second phase, the Resource Recovery Act of 1970 emphasized reclaiming energy and materials from solid waste instead of dumping.

  8. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972

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    This law gives EPA the authority to issue emergency permits for the dumping of industrial waste into ocean waters if an unacceptable human health risk exists and no other alternative is available. [11] Statutes authorizing appropriations to implement Title I were enacted annually through 1977 and, thereafter, in 1980, 1981, and 1988. The 1988 ...

  9. Refuse Act - Wikipedia

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    Signed into law by President William McKinley on March 3, 1899 The Refuse Act is a United States federal statute governing use of waterways . The Act, a section of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 , prohibited "dumping of refuse " into navigable waters , except by permit.