TagEPA(36)
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2007-04-02Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency Supreme Court Decision
Supreme Court syllabus for Massachusetts v. EPA case regarding EPA’s denial of petition to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act. The Court ruled that petitioners have standing to challenge EPA’s denial and that the agency must consider regulating greenhouse gases. -
Addressing Community Health Concerns Around Sea-Tac Airport 2000
Response to the question, “Is it possible to monitor jet engine exhaust emissions or to model their path using data on prevailing winds and takeoff patterns?” Prepared by Washington State Department of Health Washington State Department of Ecology Puget Sound Clean Air Agency In consultation with Public Health – Seattle & King County Sea-Tac Airport -
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1994-02-11Executive Order #12898 Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 issued by President Clinton establishing federal agency responsibilities for environmental justice, requiring agencies to identify and address disproportionately high adverse environmental effects on minority and low-income populations. Creates an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice and mandates development of agency-wide environmental justice strategies. -
EPA Public Health And Welfare Criteria For Noise 07/27/73
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U.S. Maps Airport‐Noise Curb; Pilots and Industry Assail Plan
WASHINGTON, June 21 —Sweeping recommendations designed to quiet the din of jet aircraft at airports around the country were made public to day by an Environmental Protection Agency study group. The proposals were quickly as sailed in statements by pilots and airport and airline executives as potentially unworkable and, in some cases, unsafe. The recommendations