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  2. San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance

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    2007 Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance Goal : Requires the use of compostable plastic , recyclable paper and/or reusable checkout bags by supermarkets and drugstores There were a number of other San Francisco waste reduction policies passed during this time; most of them focus on city government operations.

  3. Environmental law - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. United States environmental law - Wikipedia

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    The history of environmental law in the US can be traced back to early roots in common law doctrines, for example, the law of nuisance and the public trust doctrine. The first environmental statute was the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which has been largely superseded by the Clean Water Act (CWA). However, most current major environmental ...

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  6. List of environmental laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Environmental Protection and Management Act (Cap 94A) [6] Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act (Cap. 122A) [ 7 ] Parks and Trees Act (Cap. 216) [ 8 ] and its associated regulations, the Parks and Trees Regulations (Cap. 216 Section 63) [ 9 ] aimed at regulating conduct within parks and nature reserves.

  7. California Environmental Quality Act - Wikipedia

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    The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA / ˈ s iː. k w ə /) is a California statute passed in 1970 and signed in to law by then-governor Ronald Reagan, [1] [2] shortly after the United States federal government passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection.

  8. Land use - Wikipedia

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    Land use plans are implemented through land division and use ordinances and regulations, such as zoning regulations. The urban growth boundary is one form of land-use regulation. For example, Portland, Oregon is required to have an urban growth boundary which contains at least 20,000 acres (81 km 2) of vacant land. Additionally, Oregon ...

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