4.9+Environmental+Laws+pd2

=        = **ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS & REGULATIONS** An **ENVIRONMENTAL LAW** is a group of regulations that contains policies and agreements to protect and maintain the environment.

1. __Receive Commencement Approval__: EPA's Regulatory Policy Officer (RPO) must give permission to the workgroup to start. 2. __Analyze the Problem__: The workgroup starts to develop a plan known as an Analytic Blueprint, which focuses on the question that need to be answered, information needed, the experts that should be contacted, and the costs. 3. __Identify Options__: The group analyzes the options available to address the problem along with their outcomes. 4. __Publish a Proposal & Request Public Comments__: If a regulation is needed based on the previous work, than it is drafted, and sent to the Federal Register. 5. __Review Public Comments__: The workgroup reviews and considers the recommendations and suggested changes made by the public. 6. __Issue Regulation__: If the regulation is approved by the senior management, the regulation is then passed onto the EPA Administrator for approval. 7. __Analyze Our Regulations__: Then if the regulation is passed, the workgroup begins to deal with businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations to help with the requirements of the law.
 * THE 7 STEP PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW**

The regulations that are proposed are first put in the Federal Register. Then the regulations are reviewed in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which is maintained by the Government Printing Office (GPO). In the CFR, the environmental laws are mainly under the Title 40: Protection of the Environment.
 * WHERE TO LOOK FOR REGULATIONS**

==**THE THREE MAIN LAWS & REGULATIONS ****Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act  **==

**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">OTHER LAWS & REGULATIONS **
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Oil Pollution Act <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Pollution Prevention Act <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) Toxic Substances Control Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act National Historic Preservation Act ** ==<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">ORGANIZATION **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) **==
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==**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">MISCELLANEOUS Works Cited ****<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Essential Questions  **==

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==<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">CONTACTS **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">Clean Air Council <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">US EPA **==