Summary of Federal Laws

 

Environmental Laws

 

  General Environmental Compliance Information
  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
  Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
  Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA))
 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1994
 Toxic Substances Control Act
 Public Health Service Laws on Quarantine, Inspection and Licensing of Biological Products
  Clean Air Act
  Clean Water Act
  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendment Act
  Atomic Energy Act
  Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992

 

Resources

 

Web site for EPA Region 3, with a focus on environmental information useful to colleges and universities. This site also has a link to EPA audit protocols.

 

See also the CUA Office of Environmental Health and Safety Web page.




links updated 6/17/08 rab