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Where Can I Find Up-To-Date Regulations Concerning Air Quality Standards For Smog And Particulate Matter?
EPA issued final air quality standards for particulate matter and ozone (otherwise known as soot and smog) on July 16, 1997. This page provides access to plain English fact sheets and the complete … more
The Epa Will Prosecute Polluters On Behalf Of The General Public, But What If Someone Pollutes Your Land? Who Will Stop Them?
Unfortunately most of environmental laws are setup to protect the general public`s interests, and not that of an individual`s personal property. The law provides for the environmental agencies … more
What Is The Resource Conservation And Recovery Act?
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requires anyone who generates, transports or disposes of harmful pollutants to keep strict records. Any facility that keeps or disposes of hazardous … more

3 Infamous Environmental Lawsuits
Environmental law cases are important for both the litigants and the public at large. It is expensive to defend an environmental case and it can be even more expensive to lose an environmental case. Thus, high verdicts and settlements send a message to other businesses to be careful in the way that they conduct business so as to avoid environmental catastrophes and the resulting … more
The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
In 1986, the federal government established an Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to help with the cleanup costs after an oil spill. However, when the Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in 1989 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund was still not funded and thus no help to Exxon, Alaska or the people affected by the disaster. Learning from that mistake, the government took action in 1990 to fund the … more

Compliance with New Federal Lead-Based Paint Requirements
This is the January 2010 newsletter from the EPA, which provides information on the new federal … more
General Information on Air Pollution and Human Health
This publication from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses the types of air … more

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