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  2. Water Resources Development Act of 1974 - Wikipedia

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    LOCAL COOPERATION, STUDY; REPORT TO CONGRESS Pub. L. 93-251, title I, Sec. 24, Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 20, provided that the Secretary of the Army make a study of the items of local cooperation involving hold and save harmless provisions which have been required for water resource development projects under his jurisdiction and report on such study to Congress not later than June 30, 1975.

  3. Central Pollution Control Board - Wikipedia

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    Functions of CPCB comes under both national level and as State Boards for the Union Territories. CPCB, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, aims to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and to improve the quality ...

  4. Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Wikipedia

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    This act was enacted by the Parliament of India in 1986. As the introduction says, "An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected therewith: Where as the decisions were taken at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in June 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate steps for the protection and ...

  5. Safe Drinking Water Act - Wikipedia

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    The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the primary federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. [3] Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers that implement the standards.

  6. United States environmental law - Wikipedia

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    The United States Congress has enacted federal statutes intended to address pollution control and remediation, including for example the Clean Air Act (air pollution), the Clean Water Act (water pollution), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) (contaminated site cleanup).

  7. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Wednesday, February 12

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    Today's Connections Game Answers for Wednesday, February 12, 2025: 1. DOCUMENTS OF OWNERSHIP: CERTIFICATE, DEED, RECEIPT, TITLE 2. BITS IN A VARIETY SHOW: DANCE ...

  8. Polluter pays principle - Wikipedia

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    The principle is employed in all of the major US pollution control laws: Clean Air Act, [15] [16] Clean Water Act, [17] Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (solid waste and hazardous waste management), [3] and Superfund (cleanup of abandoned waste sites). [3] Some eco-taxes underpinned by the polluter pays principle include:

  9. Indian environmental law - Wikipedia

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    The Environment Protection Act, 1986. [1] is enforced by the Central Pollution Control Board and the numerous State Pollution Control Boards.The National Green Tribunal established under the National Green Tribunal Act of 2010 [2] has jurisdiction over all environmental cases dealing with a substantial environmental question and acts covered under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ...