What are Some Key Environmental Regulations Businesses Should Know?
There are several key environmental regulations that businesses must be aware of:
1. Clean Air Act (CAA) - Regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. 2. Clean Water Act (CWA) - Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States. 3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - Governs the disposal of solid and hazardous waste. 4. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) - Also known as Superfund, it addresses the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. 5. Endangered Species Act (ESA) - Protects endangered and threatened species and their habitats.