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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Useful Environmental Law Terms. National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) : A set of EPA standards on air pollutant emissions of chemicals that could cause serious permanent harm to wildlife or people or kill organic matter. Learn more about environmental law degrees. Sponsored Content.

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Environmental Perspectives

Environmental Science

Facts about the environment differ depending where you get your information, but they are fascinating, and hopefully I got these right (US): 350 Billion gallons of water daily, 7% of all precipitation. 7% to homes of 258 Million people through 160,000 public water supplies, 40% to agriculture. Clean Water Act.

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

Clean Water Act: A memo from the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers provides guidance about how the Biden administrations will implement a 2020 Trump administration Clean Water Act rule limiting states’ ability to block infrastructure projects over water quality concerns. Scientific Community.

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ESA Policy News: April 3, 2023

ESA

Congress Senate votes to nullify Clean Water Act rule, Biden is expected to veto the measure. Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award Do you know someone who has made positive efforts toward environmental sustainability in Portland, Oregon? Four Democratic Senators, Sens. Conservation : Sens.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

trillion upcoming infrastructure bill to include funding for the Civilian Climate Corps and a Native Civilian Climate Corps, a National Science Foundation research and technology directorate, climate research, coastal resiliency, research infrastructure at the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories and more.

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