Environmental—EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the majority of federal programs intended to protect human health and the environment.  For issues dealing specifically with worker safety and the workplace environment, see also the VetCA page on Worker Safety - OSHA.

EPA's authority to regulate environmental impacts is based on a few key laws.  In general, each law covers a specific type of emissions (air emission, wastewater, and "solid waste") affecting a particular part of the environment (air, surface water and groundwater, and land).  VetCA provides a basic information page for each of the following laws and regulations:

• RCRA (solid and hazardous wastes)
• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act (wastewater, stormwater and oil storage tanks)
• EPCRA (emergency preparedness, right-to-know)
• TSCA (toxic substances)
• FIFRA (pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodentcides and antimicrobials)