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The first FWPCA was enacted in 1948, but took on its modern form when completely rewritten in 1972 in an act entitled the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] Major changes have subsequently been introduced via amendatory legislation including the Clean Water Act of 1977 [ 5 ] and the Water Quality Act (WQA) of 1987.
The 1966 Clean Water Restoration Act authorized a study to determine the effects of pollution on wildlife, recreation, and water supplies. The Act also set forth guidelines for abatement of water that may flow into international territory and prohibited the dumping of oil into navigable waters of the United States. [16] The Water Quality ...
1986 – Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) 1987 – Water Quality Act (amended FWPCA of 1972) 1989 – Basel Convention; 1989 – Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting chemicals enters into force. 1990 – Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
The 1977 passage of the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act coincided with the passage of additional amendments to the Clean Water Act. These 1977 amendments were the result of a lawsuit between the Natural Resources Defense Council and Russell E. Train, the administrator of the EPA (NRDC v. Train, 8 E.R.C. 2120 (D.D.C. 1976)). The lawsuit ...
The Clean Water Justice Act, or SB 653 and HB 1101, protects communities’ rights to sue when the rules are broken, retaining the power of the people most directly threatened by pollution. It ...
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.
A proposal to amend California's Constitution to enshrine environmental rights for all citizens has been delayed for at least another year.
The Clean Air Act amendments of 1970 (CAA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972 (Clean Water Act) moved environmental concerns in a new direction. The new CAA standards that were to be promulgated were unattainable with existing technology—they were technology-forcing.