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Environmental Regulations
Oil Dumping
Illegal oil dumping poses numerous known hazards to both humans and wildlife. Depending on the location and extent of the dumping, contamination i...
Littering Laws and Fines
Littering, while difficult to enforce, is a criminal offense in some jurisdictions. This is especially true in instances of commercial or resident...
Environmental Hazards at School
An environmental hazard is a chemical or pollutant in the environment that causes you to become ill or injured. While American’s have become more ...
Environmental Protection Agency
In 1968, a man named Garrett Hardin wrote an article called The Tragedy of the Commons. The premise of the article was that when people share a comm...
Environmental Hazards at Work
Environmental hazards are chemicals or other toxins in the environments that cause damage when you are exposed to them. In some cases, if your emplo...
Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 were amended in 1977 due to the heightened awareness of pollution and toxicants in the pu...
Environmental Laws and Regulations
Links to Laws and regulations are a major tool in protecting the environment. Find out about:
Endangered Species Act
When it comes to saving our planet and protecting our environment, one key point of this is trying to save endangered species. A species that is e...
National Environmental Policy Act
The NEPA, also known as the National Environmental Policy Act of 1964, is an act that established in order to help protect the overall well being ...
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
In 1976, a federal law known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act was enacted in order to help protect the environment. Enacted by the En...
Clean Air Act
The clean air act history began when the need for control over the growing issue of pollution created a Governmental need for the adoption of nati...
Oil Pollution Act
Oil Pollution, whether it's on land or in water, is a serious environmental issue that can result in severe consequences. In addition to being dam...
Environmental Glossary & Terms
A abatement : Reducing the degree or intensity of, or eliminating, pollution. absorption : the penetration of atoms, ions, or ...
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