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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is a law passed by the 114th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Barack Obama in 2016. Administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency , which regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals , the Act amends and updates the ...
1973 – Endangered Species Act (amended 1978, 1982) 1974 – Safe Drinking Water Act (amended 1986, 1996) 1975 – Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; 1976 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (amended 1984, 1996) 1976 – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (amended 2016) 1977 – Clean Water Act (amended FWPCA of 1972)
Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (1972) [1] Food Quality Protection Act The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( FIFRA ) is a United States federal law that set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. [ 2 ]
McCormack worked at the EPA for more than 40 years, in roles including scientist and communications officer, before retiring in 2017, Trump’s first year in office.
Toxic Substances Control Act: 1963 Clean Air Act (1963) 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments 1965 Solid Waste Disposal Act: 1977 Clean Water Act Amendments 1965 Water Quality Act: 1980 CERCLA (Superfund) 1967 Air Quality Act: 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments: 1969 National Environmental Policy Act: 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments: 1970
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.
Chemicals are regulated under various laws including the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In 2010, Congress was considering a new law entitled the Safe Chemicals Act. [9] Over the following several years, the Senate considered a number of legislative texts to amend the TSCA.