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Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. [8] The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [9] [10] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [11] Extreme weather events, invasive species, floods and droughts ...
On this page, environmental lawsuit means "a lawsuit where the well-being of an environmental asset or the well-being of a set of environmental assets is in dispute". Also on this page, lawsuit with environmental relevance means "a lawsuit where a non-environmental entity or a set of non-environmental entities is in dispute, but whose outcome has relevance for an environmental asset or for a ...
Others, such as the United States Park Police, carry out more traditional law enforcement activities. Adjudicatory proceedings for environmental violations are often handled by the agencies themselves under the structures of administrative law. In some cases, appeals are also handled internally (for example, EPA's Environmental Appeals Board).
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. They need not be wholly codified in the United States Code.
Oct. 14—The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday methods for community members to report any potential violations of environmental law impacting human health and quality of life.
Environmental racism in the United States (3 C, 75 P) Pages in category "Environmental issues in the United States" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is embroiled in legal trouble. An environmental nonprofit accuses the electric car giant, led by Elon Musk, of repeatedly breaching the federal Clean Air Act. The lawsuit ...
1970 – Reorganization Plan No. 3 created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by Presidential Executive Order 1970 – Clean Air Act (Extension) . Major rewrite of CAA, setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Hazardous Air Pollutant standards, and auto emissions tailpipe standards.