United States Environmental Law
In 1970,
Richard Nixon signed an executive order created the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to exercise the administrative powers provided
in the Clean Air Act of 1970. The EPA acquired additional powers
in the subsequent environmental laws listed below:
|
Name of Statute |
Nickname |
Year |
| |
|
|
| National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 |
NEPA |
1970 |
|
Clean Air Act |
CAA |
1970 |
|
Clean Water Act |
CWA |
1972 |
|
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act |
FIFRA |
1972 |
|
Ocean Dumping Act |
ODA |
1972 |
|
Endangered Species Act |
ESA |
1973 |
|
Safe Drinking Water Act |
SDWA |
1974 |
|
Toxic Substances Control Act |
TSCA |
1976 |
|
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RCRA |
1976 |
|
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (Superfund) |
CERCLA |
1980 |
|
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act |
EPCRA |
1986 |

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