Laws and Regulations

Laws:

The Clean Air Act (CAA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 7401 et seq. (1970)
CAA summary | CAA full text | Guide to the CAA

The Clean Water Act (CWA); 33 U.S.C. s/s 121 et seq. (1977)
CWA summary | CWA full text

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) 42 U.S.C. s/s 9601 et seq. (1980)
CERCLA summary | CERCLA full text

The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA); 42 U.S.C. 11011 et seq. (1986)
EPCRA summary | EPCRA full text

Endangered Species Act (ESA)
PDF Version of ESA, from U.S. Senate (47 pp, 136K) | ESA Summary | EPA's Endangered Species Protection Program Home Page

Energy Policy Act
PDF Version of the Energy Policy Act, from U.S. Government Print Office (GPO) (550 pp, 1.3MB)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
PDF Version of FIFRA, from the U.S. Senate (109 pp. 295K) | FIFRA Summary

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); U.S.C. s/s 552 (1966)
FOIA summary | FOIA full text

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. (1970)
OSHA summary | OSHA full text

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA); 33 U.S.C. 2702 to 2761
OPA summary | OPA full text

The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA); 42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102, s/s et seq. (1990)
PPA summary | PPA full text

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 321 et seq. (1976)
RCRA summary | RCRA full text

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); 43 U.S.C. s/s 300f et seq. (1974)
SDWA summary | SDWA full text

The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); 42 U.S.C.9601 et seq. (1986)
SARA summary | SARA full text

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 15 U.S.C. s/s 2601 et seq. (1976)
TSCA summary | TSCA full text

Regulations: (full text, PDF format, unless otherwise noted)

• Water Programs (40 CFR--Chapter I--Environmental Protection Agency, Supchapter D-Water Programs)
• Air Programs (40 CFR--Chapter I--Environmental Protection Agency, Supchapter C-Air Programs)
• Solid Wastes (40 CFR--Chapter I--Environmental Protection Agency, Supchapter I-Solid Wastes)
• Soil/Groundwater Contamination
• Toxic Substances Control Act (40 CFR--Chapter I--Environmental Protection Agency, Supchapter R-Toxic Substances Control Act)
• Superfund, Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know (40 CFR--Chapter I--Environmental Protection Agency, Supchapter J-Superfund Emergency Planning and Community RTK)
• OSHA Regulations (Standard, 29 CFR-- html format)