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Access to the full text of a country's laws and regulations related to the environment.

Disasters » Regulations

OSHA disaster plan requirements, Seveso II guidelines, spill reporting triggers

EPA 40 CFR 300 [29159] ?

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

Environment » RMP

EPA requirements for Risk Management Plan (RMP)

RMP Legislation and Regulations [10225] ?

Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions; 40 CFR 68

Environment » Solid Wastes

EPA waste management guidance

EPA - Municipal Solid Waste - Landfill Regulations [37549] ?

US Environmental Protection Agency rules pertaining to the operation and management of municipal solid waste landfills

Environment » Tanks

EPA requirements for above ground and below ground storage tanks

Undergound Storage Tanks Laws & Regulations [9951] ?

Full text of EPA underground storage tank regulations

Environment » TRI

EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) forms, reports, data

TRI Policy, Regulations & Statutes [13597] ?

Full text of many TRI-related statutes and rules

Environment » Water

Documents on drinking water quality such as reports, regulations, guides, news

Arsenic Rule Implementation [16521] ?

Final Implementation Guidance for the Arsenic Rule

EPA Drinking Water Regulations and Guidance [9861] ?

Regulated contaminants: National Primary Drinking Water Standards, current rules, etc.

EPA Ground Water Rule [pdf] [9863] ?

Information on the ground water rule

Microbial & Disinfection Byproduct Rule [9841] ?

EPA rules on disinfection of drinking water

International » Environment

Organizations concerned with global environmental issues

Entri Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators [26951] ?

Access environmental treaty data

Global Environmental Law - Its Emergence [908] ?

A 2009 paper on the topic

Seveso II [15417] ?

Guidance documents

Intl Countries » Australia

References from government and business entities in Australia

Environment Australia Legislation [14314] ?

Full text of environmental laws for Australia

Intl Countries » Bulgaria

References from government and business entities in Bulgaria

Environmental Legislation - Bulgaria [25824] ?

Harmonization of National Environmental Legislation with Acquis. Sub-levels

Intl Countries » China

References from government and business entities in China

Environmental Laws - China [37396] ?

Text of selected environmental laws for the People's Republic of China

Intl Countries » European Union

References from government and business entities about European Union

Environment, Consumers and Health Protection - EU Legislation [18647] ?

Summaries of EU legislation related to the environment

Environment: Environmental Law - European Commission [1395] ?

Text of some of the European Commission's environmental directives & other information

Intl Countries » France

References from government and business entities in France

France Environmental Code [36221] ?

English version

Intl Countries » Guam

References from government and business entities in Guam

Guam Environmental Laws and Regulations [29773] ?

Text of the environmental laws and regulations

Intl Countries » India

References from government and business entities in India

India Ministry of Environment and Forests [36228] ?

Issues regulations covering environment related regulation, and programmes- wildlife, conservation, etc

India Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) [36229] ?

Forms for becoming certified for IS 18001:2000 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

Intl Countries » Latvia

References from government and business entities in Latvia

Ministry of Environmental Protection: Environmental Legislation [14309] ?

The text of selected environmental laws and regulations in Latvia

Intl Countries » Mexico

References from government and business entities in Mexico

Mexico Environmental Laws [2945] ?

The major laws in Spanish

Intl Countries » New Zealand

References from government and business entities in New Zealand

Biosecurity Act 1993 - New Zealand [20603] ?

Full text of the act

Intl Countries » South Africa

References from government and business entities in South Africa

OHS: Online Legislation - South Africa [9716] ?

Text of occupational health & safety act

Intl Countries » Taiwan

References from government and business entities in Taiwan

Environmental Laws and Regulations - Taiwan [4561] ?

Full text of Taiwan legislation relating to the environment

Intl Countries » Vietnam

References from government and business entities in Vietnam

Law on Environmental Protection Socialist Republic of Vietnam [17844] ?

English translation of Vietnam's environmental law of December, 1993

Legal » Environmental Law

Case developments, articles, resources related to environmental law

Environmental Law Materials [11095] ?

Federal statutes, regulations, court decisions and some state & international materials

Regulations » Asbestos

Full text of asbestos-related laws in the USA

ASHAA: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act [10505] ?

Full text of ASHAA

Hazardous Organic NESHAP [10503] ?

National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants

Regulations » EPA

Full text of CFR 40 Protection of the Environment.- plus, state EPA laws

Acid Rain Program Laws & Regulations [2398] ?

Full text of Title IV Acid Deposition Control and of 40 CFR Parts 72 - 78 regulations

CFR Title 40 - Environmental Protection [75] ?

Full text of Title 40 CFR Environmental Protection

EPA Environmental Laws Guidance [16214] ?

Significant guidance documents from the US EPA

EPA Regulations and Statutes [2416] ?

Full text of various EPA environmental rules and statutes - clean air, superfund, clean water, etc.

EPA Rules and Regulations [2417] ?

EPA rules and regulations, codified regulations and legislation

Food Quality Protection Act (EQPA) of 1996 [6217] ?

Information about the food quality law & how EPA implements it

Major EPA Laws and Regulations [8558] ?

Full text and summaries of major EPA laws & regs

Pollution Prevention Act [10507] ?

Full text of the US Code's Pollution Prevention Act

Regulations » Pesticides

Full text of EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides

Part 170 - Worker Protection Standard & Amendments [10430] ?

Full text of EPA laws for the protection of workers and pesticides

Pesticide Federal Laws [5275] ?

EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides

Regulations » TSCA

Full text of 40 CFR Subchapter R Part 700 Toxic Sustances Control Act (TSCA)

40 CFR Parts 700 to 789 Toxic Substances Control [6425] ?

Full text of the control of toxic substances as required by US federal laws

Statutes: 40 CFR Subchapter R Toxic Sustances Control Act [6424] ?

Full text of 40 CFR Subchapter R Part 700 Toxic Sustances Control Act (TSCA)






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