Environmental Legislation

1
Environmental Legislation Regulations

• Professor Bernie Engel
• ASM 336
• September 13, 2004

2
Who governs environmental laws and policies?

• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The
  governing body for major statues or laws
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)-1969
  establishes policies, set goals and facilitate
  the implementation of such policies
• NEPA requires federal agencies to assess
  environmental impact of implementing their major
  program (Work with NASA Army)

3
Positive Aspects of Regulations

• Protection of the Environment

4
Concerns about Regulations

• Structured so costs excessive compared to
  benefits.
• Command-and-control
• US Free Market Choice
• Uneven application of regulations
• Lack properly structured incentives
• Generate inefficiencies
• Paper work, costs
• Duplicative (Federal, State, etc)

5
Environmental Regulations

• Clean Air Act (CAA)-1970
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)-1974
• Clean Water Act (CWA)-1977
• Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
  -1976
• Comprehensive Environmental Response,
  Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)-1980
• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide Rodenticide Act
  (FIFRA) -1972
• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) -1996

6
Clean Air Act (CAA) (1970)

• Diesel Engines
• Odor

7
Safe Drinking Water Act

• Protect nations sources of drinking water
• Protect public health through treatment
  techniques
• MCLs Maximum Contaminant Level
• Protect underground sources of drinking water
• Well Head protection areas

8
Clean Water Act (1972)

• Water Pollution Control
• Restore maintain chemical, physical and
  biological integrity of the nations waters
• Community sewers
• NPS pollution control (TMDLs!!!)
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
  (NPDES)

9
Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Hazardous Waste
• Underground tanks
• Control Solid Waste
• Regulation of facilities which burn waste

10
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA)

• Also known as the Superfund
• Establish a Hazardous Substance
• Superfund
• Establish regulations controlling hazardous
  waste sites
• Provide liability for hazardous waste release
  from inactive sites

11
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA)-1986

• Revise and extends CERCLA
• Emergency planning preparedness, community
  right-to-know reporting and toxic chemical
  release reporting
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

12
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA)

• Regulates the use and safety of pesticides
  products and features
• Classification and certification of pesticide by
  specific use
• Evaluation of risk posed by pesticides (Required
  for registration)
• Restriction of use of pesticides harmful to the
  environment
• Enforcement of requirements through inspections,
  labeling, notices and state regulations
• Groundwater management plan

13
Additional Regulations

• Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• -establishes wild and scenic river system
• Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
• - balanced preservation development in
  coastal areas
• Endangered Species Act
• - conserve endangered and threatened species

14
Additional Regulations

• Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
• - regulates dumping of all types of materials
  into ocean
• Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
• - sets up toxic substances program
• - EPA can require manufacturers to collect
  data on effects of their substance
• National Historic Prevention Act
• -preserve, restore and maintain cultural
  resources

15
Additional Regulations

• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) -1970
• Oil Pollution Act (OPA)-1990
• Endangered Species Act (ESA)-1973

16
QUESTIONS ???