Environmental Information

Links To Statute Summaries & Hot Legislation

The government has responded to society's concern about the environment by enacting an alphabet soup of regulations. Below is a list of important regulations and links to useful information about them.

An Alphabet Soup of Environmental Regulations

CAA - Clean Air Act of 1963 42 USC Sections 7401 to 7671

• Summary of the Clean Air Act
• Amendments to the Clean Air Act - A summary & links to more detailed information.
• USEPA's Plain English Summary of the Clean Air Act of 1990

CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 42 USC Section 9601et. seq. a.k.a. Superfund

• An Index of Provisions in the CERCLA Statute
• Definitions of Terms Used in the CERCLA Statute
• Clean Up Standards Under CERCLA
• Liability Under CERCLA and Defenses
• Summary of CERCLA

CWA - Clean Water Act of 1977 33 USC Section 1251 et. seq.

• Definitions of Terms Used in the RCRA Statute
• Summary of the RCRA Statute

TSCA - Toxic Substances Control Act 15 USC 2610 et. seq.

• Definitions of Terms Used in the TSCA Statute
• The Scope of the Government's Authority under TSCA
• Penalties for Violations of TSCA
• Summary of the TSCA Statute

Proposed Environmental Legislation and Regulations

• Proposed Legislation
• Proposed Regulations

Links To Other Interesting Environmental Sites

• Environmental Publications - a link to the Specialty PublicationsCompany's home page
• The Effects of Environmental Regulations on a Small Business from an Accountant's Perspective
• The USEPA's home page

For more information on environmental regulations and their effect on your business contact us.