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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Pollution Prevention Act : Prevention is always better than cure and the PPA attempts to set down a code, standards, regulations and laws on what to do to prevent environmental accidents. It became effective in 1975 and in 2018 has over 180 signatories.

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Celebrating a Win-Win: 30 Years of Progress Under the Pollution Prevention Act

EPA

Subsequent EPA programs built on the 33/50 and P2 model and are still working to reduce pollution across the country today including EPA’s WaterSense , Safer Choice , Environmentally Preferable Purchasing , Green Chemistry , and our SmartWay Transport Partnership Program.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

In addition, the infrastructure law provides $100 million for the Pollution Prevention Act grants to states for programs to promote businesses’ use of source reduction techniques. Using a formula set forth in the 2018 TSCA Fees Rule, EPA calculated a fee increase of 18.9% over the fees set in the 2018 rule.

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