Overview of Environmental Laws
This cartoon demonstrates the laws that control hazardous waste operations. The hyperlinks lead to a web site that explains the acronym and has a thumbnail sketch of the law. Please go to that page and "look around" in order to get a feel for the law.
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| OSHA | |
| NEPA | |
| EPCRA | |
| FIFRA | |
| TSCA | |
| CAA | |
| HMTA | |
| RCRA | |
| CWA. | |
| SARA | |
| CERCLA | |
| SDWA | |
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Also: Endangered Species Act
Wow, I just realized I've piled too much on you too soon. For now, just note that different laws apply to different situations. We will cover them again when we need to. Next submodule we'll look at two a little closer.
End of Submodule.