The major environmental laws or statutes listed below provide the
primary legal basis for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Programs the EPA administers.
These laws, and the regulations associated with them, should impact most federal
facilities and Joint Service installations.
| Environmental Law |
Citation |
| Chemical Safety Information, Site
Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief ActAmendment to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act |
Public Law 106-40, Jan. 6, 1999; 42 U.S.C. 7412(r) |
| Clean Air Act (CAA) |
42 U.S.C. s/s 7401 et seq. (1970) |
| Clean Water Act (CWA)
Also Known as Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
33 U.S.C. ss/1251 et seq. (1977) |
| Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Also Known as Superfund |
42 U.S.C. s/s 9601 et seq. (1980) and 40 CFR 302.4 |
| Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA)
Authorized by Title II of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) |
42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq. (1986) |
| Endangered Species Act (ESA) |
7 U.S.C. 136; 16 U.S.C. 460 et seq. (1973) |
| Energy Policy Act of 2005 |
H.R. 6 (2005) |
| Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) |
7 U.S.C. s/s 136 et seq. (1996) |
| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) |
5 U.S.C. s/s 552 (1966) |
| National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 |
42 U.S.C. s/s 4321 et seq. (1969) |
| Occupational and Safety Health Act (OSHA) |
29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. (1970) |
| Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 |
33 U.S.C. 2702 to 2761 |
| Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) |
42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102, s/s et seq. (1990) |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) |
42 U.S.C. s/s 321 et seq. (1976) |
| Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974 |
42 U.S.C. s/s 300f et seq. (1974) |
| Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
An amendment to CERCLA |
42 U.S.C.9601 et seq. (1986) |
| Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 |
15 U.S.C. s/s 2601 et seq. (1976) |
