Conservation Environmental Responsibility Toxic Substances Control Act 
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Site assessments for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act , or ‘Superfund’, include consideration of multiple exposure pathways and pollutants. For example, compliance demonstrations for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are based on multi-source analyses.
Vermont Law
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. commonly known as “Superfund,” because PFAS chemicals are not considered “hazardous substances” that trigger cleanup. The Clean Water Act has also proven ineffective because EPA does not require limits on PFAS discharges into streams or rivers.
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Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Conservation : The preservation or restoration of a natural environment for the social, ecological, or even economical benefit. For example, a program of river conservation will increase biodiversity while making the surrounding environment and people who live there healthier.
Clean Energy Law
JULY 16, 2019
Section 108(b) and EPA’s Path to This Decision. What’s Next? EPA will take public comment on the proposed decision for 60 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register.
Environmental Science
JULY 30, 2018
It came back to bite us in the 1980s and Congress responded with 2 laws to manage it: RCRA ( Resources Conservation and Recovery Act ) - manages new haz waste as it is generated and cleans up old haz waste problems at operating facilities, like landfills and factories.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
laws, including: the Clean Air Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) also known as Superfund; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and the Safe Water Drinking Act.
Arnold Porter
AUGUST 26, 2021
Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. The change in Administrations has prompted a considerable change in emphasis and new activities at EPA that are significant and which are noted in this edition.
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