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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act : Known as CERCLA, this 1980 Act set to handle a growing problem of abandoned areas of the built environment that held and handled hazardous waste. It was signed by 46 states and the 28 European Union member states, coming into force on the 30 th October 2001.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

The House bill ( H.R. The bill also would establish a grant program under the Safe Drinking Water Act for assistance to community water systems affected by PFAS to pay for capital costs associated with treatment technologies.

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Policy News: July 27, 2021

ESA

The PFAS Action Act directs the EPA to designate two PFAS chemicals, PFOA (PFAS perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid), as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

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