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In the Clean Air Act, there is a section called the "Good Neighbor" provision, which mandates states to implement policies to reduce the impact of air pollution on other states, such as asthma or bronchitis. [1] In October 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency set new standard for reduction of ozone pollution. [1]
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.
In April 2024 Biden unveiled a plan to protect and restore natural water sources (3.2 million hectares of wetlands and 161,000 km of rivers and streams). [320] In April 2024, the Interior Department issued a new rule that will allow 245 million acres of federal property to be leased for conservation purposes.
In December, 2024 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has approved California's landmark plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has granted a waiver under the Clean Air Act to California to implement its plan which was first announced in 2020.
The Environment and Planning Act finally went into effect on 1 January 2024. [3] ANP reported at the end of 2023 that many municipalities were not yet prepared for the new digital system. They were allowed to keep using their old software in a ten-year transition period, but they would have to transfer all new permits to the new system eventually.
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 related topics such as environmental impact assessments.
Environmental protection, or environment protection, is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, groups and governments. [1] Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where it is possible, to repair damage and reverse trends.
In January 2020, Trump proposed changes in the Environmental impact statement process (EIS) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was passed in 1969. NEPA changed environmental oversight in the U.S. by requiring federal agencies to consider whether a project would harm the air, land, water or wildlife.