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Passed the Senate on November 2, 1971 Passed ... The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.
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)
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, ... Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act;
The water was so vile that the area smelled like sulfur. A combination of federal protections, local ordinances and grassroots efforts helped clean Tampa Bay’s waterways by the 1990s. But recent ...
The 1966 Clean Water Restoration Act authorized a study to determine the effects of pollution on wildlife, recreation, and water supplies. The Act also set forth guidelines for abatement of water that may flow into international territory and prohibited the dumping of oil into navigable waters of the United States. [16] The Water Quality ...
Passed the House on November 19, 1974 (296-84 as H.R. 13002) ... Clean Water Act - pollution control law for surface waters; Drinking water quality in the United States;
Aqua America Chairman: Private Investment Played Key Role in Success of Clean Water Act WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYS: WTR) Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis said ...
The Clean Water Justice Act, or SB 653 and HB 1101, protects communities’ rights to sue when the rules are broken, retaining the power of the people most directly threatened by pollution. It ...