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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from Criminal Law Self-Help Walkthrough<\/a> >>>> Types of Crimes and Corresponding Laws<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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1.<\/strong> Environmental law<\/em>. A statutory offense involving harm to the environment, such as a violation of the criminal provisions in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (commonly called the Clean Water Act), or the Endangered Species Act of 1973.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Although the most significant environmental-crime statutes were enacted in the 1970s, they date back to the late 19th century, with statutes such as the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1896 and the assorted statutes that ultimately became the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. <\/strong>\u2014 aka crime against the environment<\/strong><\/span><\/em>; environmental offense<\/strong><\/span><\/em>.
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42 U.S.C. \u00a77 401<\/span><\/a> – Clean Air Act of 1963 and Subsequent Amendments\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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environment <\/span>– 1. The natural world in which livin things dwell and grow. 2. The conditions affecting the development, growth, or performance of a person or thing. 3. The physical conditions of a particular place where a living person or thing exists.<\/strong> \u2014 environmental<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, adj<\/em>.<\/span><\/div>\n

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environmental audit<\/span><\/strong> – (1973) 1. A company’s voluntary self-audit to evaluate its environmental-management programs an to determine whether it is in compliance with environmental regulations.<\/strong>
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environmental covenant<\/span> –<\/strong> (1990) A real covenant to remediate contaminated land.<\/strong>
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environmental effect<\/span> –<\/strong> (1967) Environmental law<\/em>. A natural or artificial disturbance of the physical, chemical, or biological components that make up the environment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

environmental-impact statement<\/span> –<\/strong> (1971) Environmental law<\/em>. 1. A document that the National Environmental Policy Act<\/strong> (42 USCA \u00a7 4332(2)(c)) requires a federal agency to produce before undertaking a major project or legislative proposal so that better decisions can be made about the positive and negative environmental effects of an undertaking. 2. In some states, a public document used by a government agency to analyze the significant environmental effects of a proposed project, to identify alternatives, and to disclose possible ways to reduce or avoid possible environmental damage. 3. Generally, the estimation and evaluation of the possible environmental, economic, and social effects of a project or program on its <\/strong><\/span>location before making major decisions about the project or program.<\/strong> \u2014 Abbr. BIS. \u2014 aka environmentalimpact report (EIR)<\/span><\/strong><\/em>; environmental assessment<\/span><\/strong><\/em>. [1]\u00a0 1. Under state and federal statutes, detailed declarations required with respect to proposed projects or legislation that might have an influence upon the environment.<\/strong> [4]
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environmental law<\/span> –<\/strong> (1971) The field of law dealing with the maintenance and protection of the environment, including preventive measures such as the requirements of preparing environmental-impact statements, as well as measures to assign liability and provide cleanup for incidents that harm the environment.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Because most envi<\/strong><\/span>ronmental litigation involves disputes with governmental agencies, environmental law is heavily intertwined with administrative law.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

environmental mitigation<\/span> –<\/strong> (1978) A project or program designed to offset the effects of human activities on an existing historic or natural resource, such as a wetland, an endangered species, or an archaeological site.<\/strong> \u2014 aka compensatory mitigation<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; mitigation banking<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Environmental Protection Agency<\/span> – An independent federal agency in the executive branch responsible for setting pollution-control standards in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation, and toxic materials; enforcing laws enacted to protect the environment; and coordinating the antipollution efforts of state and <\/span><\/strong>local governments.\u00a0 *\u00a0 The commission was created by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970.<\/strong> \u2014 Abbr. EPA<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]\u00a0 1. The duties of this agency of the federal governmetn, often referred to by its abbreviation, EPA, are numerous and broad in scope.\u00a0 Its basic mission is to reduce and control pollution of every kind, in some instances by direct intervention and in others by working with or overseeing agencies of state and local government.<\/strong> [2]
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environmental risk assessment<\/span> –<\/strong> See RISK ASSESSMENT.<\/span><\/p>\n

environmental terrorism<\/span> –<\/strong> See ecoterrorism<\/em> under TERRORISM.<\/span><\/p>\n

enviroterrorism<\/span> –<\/strong> See ecoterrorism<\/em> under TERRORISM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dutch standard<\/span> – 1.<\/strong> (usu. plural)\u00a0 Environmental law. <\/em>A reference value for the presence of an environmental pollutant, used in environmental investigation, remediation, and cleanup.\u00a0 2.<\/strong> Hist<\/em>. A glass jar filled with sugar of a known degree of refinement, with which a sugar sample is compared to determine its quality of refinement.\u00a0 *\u00a0 Major Dutch sugar traders produced sets of jars containing sugars of different colors, from raw to refined, for use in in judging the quality of sugar.\u00a0 Tariffs on imported sugar were based on quality, so customs offices used the Dutch <\/strong><\/span>sugar standards to examine samples and determine the proper duties.<\/strong> [1]
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remedial action<\/span><\/a> – intended to permanently alleviate pollution when a hazardous substance has been released or might be released into the environment, so as to prevent or minimize any further release of hazardous substances and thereby minimize the risk to public health or to the environment.<\/span><\/strong> 42 USCA \u00a7 9601(24); 40 CFR \u00a7 300. 6. \u2014 aka remedy<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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