by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What federal laws control pesticides?There are two primary federal pesticide acts: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947, and the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972. Both of these acts require registration and labeling of...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What laws govern solid waste disposal?The Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) was the first major federal law directed at waste disposal. It recognizes the potentially negative health and environmental consequences associated with certain waste disposal practices. The...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976?The Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) regulates the introduction of new and existing chemical substances into the market. The TSCA defines a chemical substance as “any organic or inorganic substance of a...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is the structure of environmental protection law?The Federal Government has promulgated numerous laws that provide a national framework for environmental protection and management. Under these frameworks, states have the ability (and sometimes requirement) to...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)?In 1980, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to address cleanup cost of unsafe hazardous waste dumps or spills....
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Environmental Protection Law
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a federal agency created to protect the environment by policing activities that have a negative impact upon the environment. Specifically, the EPA is charged with enforcement of...
