State and federal environmental laws

Applicable local, state, and federal environmental laws require that the waste generated by the nickel-chromium plating process be pretreated to provide a discharge acceptable to the public wastewater treatment system. 

Cumulative growth in federal environmental laws and amendments in the United States. 

However, the great London fog of 1952 that resulted in 4000 deaths refocused attention on the public health consequences of air pollution and the lessons from Donora. The tremendous death toll in London made it clear that air pollution was more than just a nuisance and led to the enactment of legislation on both the state and federal level to control this type of environmental insult. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed a state Clean Air Act in 1955, the first such law to control air pollution. This was followed in 1970 by the passage of the Federal Clean Air Act hearings on this bill were marked by references to the events that happened in Donora in 1948. 

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. 

Many of the activities on an oil and gas site are overseen by state authorities. This is especially true where exceptions to federal laws apply. While the oil and gas exploration and production industry is ehgible for several exemptions to federal environmental laws, those same exemptions may not apply on the state level. Although this book does include a discussion of state law for 26 states, it will be important for you to contact your state environmental regulating agency directly for state compliance issues. 

Note that states can and do have more stringent hazardous waste management requirements than the federal. When possible, state and federal differences will be noted in this chapter. However, it s important that you check with your state environmental regulating agency to make sure you are in compliance with all applicable environmental laws. 

Prior to the passage of the REAL ID Act, DHS was required to comply with state and federal laws and regulations for construction projects. The National Environmental... 

Because of improved mica processiag operatioas, low cost earthea waste impoundment ponds have been built to store soHd waste and thereby provide for a relatively cheap means of meeting new federal and state environmental laws. 

An important aspect of environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations is enforcement. Eederal, state, and local regulatory authorities usually have large enforcement sections. In the environmental area, compliance audits are usually conducted aimually. OSHA, both federal and state, usually audits based on a faciHty s accident/incident rate. 

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