Liability issues, environmental regulations

These requirements involve government and trade requirements — issues that have increasing importance in global supply chains. Topics include taxes and tariffs, standards for customer protection, efforts to combat terrorism, environmental regulation, social policy, religious customs, and liability law. In some industries, changes here are the single most important determinant of future success. An important consideration can also be RETURN-related issues in areas where the company sells, makes, or sources materials for its products. 

Those federal regulations of interest and importance for addressing subsurface environmental issues in chronological order of establishment include the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FTFRA), and the Petroleum Safety Act (PSA). These regulations are discussed below. 

Lead is ranked second on the CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 1980) Priority List of Hazardous Substances [35], indicating the national concern over lead with respect to its frequency of use, toxicity, and potential for human exposure. It is also one of the most highly regulated substances in the world. As a consequence, lead has been and will continue to be studied and monitored with respect to its human and ecological toxicity. At issue, primarily, is lead s human toxicity. 

ISBN 0-87179-720-8,800 pages, 118 This book covers the basic federal statutes regulating hazardous waste, and includes information on enforcement private actions In protecting public interest environmental torts. International aspects of hazardous waste liability, and other topics. The book provides hundreds of cases to Illustrate information regarding legal issues. 

EPA uses its authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act (commonly known as "Superftind") to set standards for the clean-up of existing contaminated sites. Cleanups must meet all environmental requirements that are relevant or applicable, including state regulations and regulations issued in connection with other federal environmental laws. 

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