Land disposal
hazardous waste, 56
municipal solid waste, 60-63, 62t, 197
Land use, 181f
Landfills, 60-63, 62t, 197
Large-quantity hazardous waste generators, 54-55
Latest Findings on National Air Quality: 2002 Status and Trends (EPA), 75
Lead, 77, 77(f5.4), 78(f5.5), 122, 148-149, 149f
Lead-Based Poisoning Prevention Act, 148
Lead Contamination Control Act, 120
Legislation and international treaties
Beachfront Management Act (South Carolina), 6
Clean Air Act, 75, 87, 96-98, 151
Clean Air Act Amendments, 49-50, 96, 97, 136-137
Clean Water Act, 110, 113-115, 116-117
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 65-68, 116
Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species, 186
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 56, 86, 142
Endangered Species Act (ESA), 183-184
Federal Energy Policy Act, 98
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 11
global warming treaty, 38-39
Grand Canyon Protection Act, 106
Indoor Radon Abatement Act, 154
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 119
Kyoto Protocol, 39-40, 40, 42(f2.15)
Lead-Based Poisoning Prevention Act, 148
Lead Contamination Control Act, 120
Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, 69
major federal legislation, 8t
Marine Mammal Protection Act, 186
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, 119
Montreal Protocol, 47-49, 48t
Noise Control Act, 163
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), 12
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 11-12
Oil Pollution Act, 119
Organic Foods Production Act, 166
Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), 191
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act, 148
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 53-56
Safe Drinking Water Act, 119-121
Taxpayer Relief Acts, 68
Title IV, Toxic Substances Control Act, 148
Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-First Century, 186
Water Quality Control Act, 120
Legislation and international treaties
Antarctic Treaty, 188-189
Light-Duty Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2003 (EPA), 90
Lindzen, Richard, 34
Liquid Assets 2000: America's Water Resources at a Turning Point (EPA), 109
Litigation
acid rain, 136
endangered species, 184
environment policy cases, 5-6
environmental discrimination, 7
tobacco, 159-161
Logging, 175, 186
Low-level radioactive waste, 68-70, 69(f4.13)
Lucas v. South Carolina, 6
Lucaws, David, 6
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