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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

The 4 big ones are the 1972 Clean Water Act , the 1970 Clean Air Act , the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act , and 2 hazardous waste laws having the acronyms CERCLA and RCRA, which I will explain later. Clean Water Act. The stated goal of the Clean Water Act is “zero discharge.”

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

On the campaign trail, President Biden pledged to "tackle PFAS pollution by designating PFAS as a hazardous substance," which aligns with the bipartisan PFAS Action Act ( H.R. EPA originally issued the SNUR under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) during the summer of 2020.