Emergency Waiver of EPA Regulations : Authorities and Legislative Proposals in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Pollution.

Hurricanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews environmental laws that could affect response and recovery actions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, discusses existing waiver authority, and identifies issues raised by proposals to grant new waiver authority. Focuses on regulatory programs administered by EPA, including the Clean Water Act, Hazardous Substances Superfund, and the Clean Air Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Emergency Waiver of EPA Regulations

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