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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.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. All US states have their own state-level departments of environmental protection, [66] which may issue regulations more stringent than the federal ones.
The main laws in action are the Water Act(1974), the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972), the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (1981) and the Environment (Protection) Act (1986), Biological Diversity Act(2002). [64] The responsible body for this is the Central Pollution Control Board. [citation needed]
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
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law designed to promote the enhancement of the environment. It created new laws requiring U.S. federal government agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions and decisions, and it established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
Bipartisan support for the Social Security Fairness Act The Social Security Fairness Act , one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO.
The recent average monthly benefit of $1,925 amounts to only $23,100 annually. (1994's $697 was $8,364 annually!) Social Security was never intended to fully replace your pre-retirement income.
Environmental Protection Act 1994; Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 – centerpiece environmental legislation in Australia [21] Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975; Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989; National Environment Protection Council ...