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12 Legal Tools to Push Climate Preparedness

Law Columbia

Permit conditions – Several statutes require permit holders to have and implement plans to prepare for extreme events – e.g., Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Oil Pollution Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

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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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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

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. In the Senate, the bill has been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The House bill ( H.R.

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Policy News: May 17, 2021

ESA

The RISE Act authorizes additional funding to science agencies to cover research disruptions and delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Rural STEM Education Act ( S. 1374 ) directs NSF to fund STEM education research focused on rural areas and efforts to increase rural students’ participation in STEM.

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Special Policy News #7: The Transition

ESA

Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources, [link]. Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education, [link]. Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education, [link]. STEM Education Advisory Panel, [link]. EPA – Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations.

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Policy News: May 6, 2021

ESA

Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Cornyn (D-TX) and Maggie Hasan (D-NH) reintroduced the Rural STEM Education Act ( S. This bill directs the National Science Foundation to fund STEM education research focused on rural areas and efforts to increase rural students’ participation in STEM. Applications are due no later than May 14, 2021.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

million civil penalty and to implement procedures and educational and outreach projects to resolve alleged violations of TSCA Title IV, the EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, and corresponding state and tribal regulations (the RRP Rules). Home Depot) to pay a $20.75

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