Environmental Law
| An Introduction to the Clean Air Act |
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| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970 for the purpose of administering the Clean Air Act of 1970 (CAA) and was later charged with administering several other environmental statutes, including the Clean Water Act. More... |
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| The Coastal Zone Management Act and the Coastal Zone Enhancement Grants Program |
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| Congress passed the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) in 1972 to protect the coastal zones of the United States from the increasingly adverse effects of population growth and widespread development. The CZMA was amended in 1990 in order to expand the ability of states to address coastal environmental issues. Some of the amendments established the Coastal Zone Enhancement Grants Program (CZEGP). More... |
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| The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration |
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| In May of 2004, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13340 establishing a regional collaboration of national significance for the Great Lakes. The order recognized that the Great Lakes, the largest freshwater system in the world, are a "national treasure" that is important to preserve and protect. More... |
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| The 2003 EPA Air Quality Status Report |
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| On September 22, 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report on the status of United States air quality based on preliminary data from 2003. According to the report, total emissions of the six principal pollutants targeted by the Clean Air Act for their potentially adverse effects on human health and the environment--sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, ozone, lead, and particulate matter--dropped in 2003. Since 1970, the aggregate total emissions from all six pollutants have decreased from 301.5 million tons per year to 147.8 million tons per year, a 51 percent decrease. More... |
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| SLAPP--Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Suits |
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| The increased criticism and litigation against big business in the environmental arena led to the invention of the SLAPP suit, the shorthand for "strategic lawsuit against public participation." More... |
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