In 1994 three national environmental laws were in effect: the Law on Environmental Protection, the Basic Law on the Environment, and the Law on Mineral Resources.

Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate-Change-Kyoto-Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban ( not into force ), Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands

Disposal of waste by simply dumping it at the shoreline such as here at the Russian Bellingshausen Island | Bellingshausen base is no longer permitted by the Protocol on Environmental Protection

* The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed October 4, 1991 and entered into force January 14, 1998 ; this agreement prevents development and provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through five specific annexes on marine pollution, fauna and flora, environmental impact assessments, waste management, and protected areas.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration of 355 different antibacterial copper alloys that kill E. coli O157: H7, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ), Staphylococcus, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in less than 2 hours of contact.

# REDIRECT Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty

In some areas TCDD concentrations in soil and water were hundreds of times greater than the levels considered " safe " by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In some areas, TCDD concentrations in soil and water were hundreds of times greater than the levels considered safe by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

* U. S. Environmental Protection Agency – Dioxin Web site

The United States Department of Agriculture and its myriad agencies such as the Agricultural Marketing Service are the primary sources of regulatory activity, although other administrative bodies such as the Environmental Protection Agency play a significant regulatory role as well.

* Committee for Environmental Protection of Antarctica

The United States Environmental Protection Agency's ( EPA ) website states: " Of the lakes and streams surveyed, acid rain caused acidity in 75 percent of the acidic lakes and about 50 percent of the acidic streams ".

* United States Environmental Protection Agency-New England Acid Rain Program ( superficial )

In the U. S., the Environmental Protection Agency regulates the registration of antimicrobial products.

* Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Nowadays, the agencies that are responsible for the biotechnology regulation are: US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) that regulates plant pests and medical preparation from living organisms, Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) that regulates pesticides and herbicides, and the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) which ensures that the food and drug products are safe and effective

In 2001, Bt176 varieties were voluntarily withdrawn from the list of approved varieties by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) when it was found to have little or no Bt expression in the ears and was not found to be effective against second generation corn borers.

The nuclear reactors were decommissioned at the end of the Cold War, and the Hanford site is now the focus of the world's largest environmental cleanup, managed by the Department of Energy under the oversight of the Washington Department of Ecology and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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* Compost and Fertilizer Made From Recovered Organic Materials-US Environmental Protection Agency regulations

In October 2001, the United States Environmental Protection Agency created rules stating that CRTs must be brought to special recycling facilities.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) includes discarded CRT monitors in its category of " hazardous household waste " but considers CRTs that have been set aside for testing to be commodities if they are not discarded, speculatively accumulated, or left unprotected from weather and other damage.

Cadillac is also home to two superfund sites according to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The group Republicans for Environmental Protection seeks to strengthen the Republican Party's stance on environmental issues, and supports efforts to conserve natural resources and protect human and environmental health.

However, in 2001 the United States Environmental Protection Agency shut the plant down.

The Environmental Justice Challenges of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 81 813 ( 2012 ).

* 1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as CERCLA or Superfund, is enacted by the U. S. Congress.

The National Environmental Policy Act ( 1969 ), the Clean Air Act ( 1970 ), the Clean Water Act ( 1972 ), and the Endangered Species Act ( 1973 ) all were enacted with broad bipartisan support, and ultimately signed into law by Republican President Richard Nixon.

The decisions of the Supreme Court in cases such as Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee v. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission ( broadly reading the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act ), Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill ( broadly reading the Endangered Species Act ), and, much more recently, Massachusetts v. EPA ( requiring EPA to reconsider regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act ) have had policy impacts far beyond the facts of the particular case.

Other legislation included National Environmental Policy Act ( NEPA ), signed into law in 1970, which established a United States Environmental Protection Agency and a Council on Environmental Quality ; the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ; the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 1974 ), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 1976 ), the Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1977, which became known as the Clean Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as the Superfund Act ( 1980 ).

Ross McElwee has been teaching filmmaking at Harvard University since 1986 where he is a professor in the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies.

Patterson's efforts ultimately led to the Environmental Protection Agency announcing in 1973 a reduction of 60-65 % in phased steps, and ultimately the removal of lead from all standard, consumer, automotive gasoline in the United States by 1986.

When the frontal lobe damage is bilateral and generally more extensive, the patient completely loses the ability to act in a self-directed manner and becomes totally dependent upon the surrounding environmental indicators to guide his behavior in a general social context, a condition also identified by Lhermitte ( 1986 ), and referred to as " Environmental Dependency Syndrome ".

The Guild became a Livery Company in 1986, changing its name again, this time to the Environmental Cleaners.

Distinguished Service Award, by the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, in 1981 ; Governor's Award as Legislator of the Year, by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, in 1985 ; Award of Excellence, by the Triangle J Council of Governments, in 1985 ; Distinguished Service Award, by the Research Triangle Group of the Sierra Club, in 1986 ; Service Award, by the Orange-Chatham Alliance for the Mentally Ill ; Triangle Conservation Award, by the Triangle Land Conservancy, in 1987 ; Consumer Advocate of the Year, by the North Carolina Consumers Council, in 1987 ; Honorary Citizenship of the City of Raleigh, by Mayor Avery Upchurch, in 1987, for efforts in the passage of the phosphate detergent limitation ; Resolution of Appreciation, by the Governor's Crime Commission, in 1987 ; Service Award, by the Joint Orange Chatham Community Action, Inc. Board of Directors, in 1988 ; Service Award, by the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club, in 1988 ; Legislative Award, by the North Carolina Chapter, American Planning Association, in 1989 ; Legislative Award, by the N. C. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the N. C. Pediatric Society, in 1989 ; Appreciation Award, by the Chatham County Advisory Council of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, in 1990 ; " Best Bets For 1990 ", by the Center For Policy Alternatives, Sustainable Growth Program, in 1990, " For Leadership in Reducing Environmental Hazards by Sponsoring Legislation to Establish Free Disposal Sites for Used Tires "; Service Award, by the Environmental Quality and Natural Resources Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference, in 1991, " In Appreciation For His Outstanding Leadership As Chairman .... 1989-1991 "; Recycling Merit Award, by the North Carolina Recycling Association in 1991 ; Appreciation Award, by the North Carolina Property Mappers Association, in 1993 ; Jake Alexander Public Service Award, by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Students Against Driving Drunk, and the Governor's Highway Safety Program, in 1993 ; Distinguished Service Award, by the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association, in 1996 ; Legislator of the Year, by North Carolina Citizen Action, for " your years of outstanding leadership and dedication to the fair protection of North Carolina families, workers and environment ", in 1996 ; Certificate of Commendation, by the North Carolina Psychiatric Association, for " persistence and legislative commitment to improving mental health in North Carolina ", in 1997 ; Governor's Award as Legislator of the Year, by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, in 1998 ; Friend of Education Award, by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Association of Educators, in 1999 ; Public Service Award, by the Child Care Services Association, for " outstanding advocacy and service on behalf of young children and their families ", in 2003.

* Some of the provisions under Environmental ( Protection ) Act, 1986 and the rules framed under this like:

* Environmental Changes in Times of Biotic Crisis, Processes in the History Of Life, Raup & Jablonski, Dahlem Conference 1986, Berlin, pp297 – 312

In 1986, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) temporarily canceled the use of dicofol because relatively high levels of DDT contamination were ending up in the final product.

On 15 September 1986, the Munich offices ( which also housed the Bavarian State Office for Environmental Protection ) were damaged by a bomb.

The Jensen Beach campus closed in 1986 and SOMET was transferred to the main campus to become the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences ( DMES ).

In June 2012, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment added Cocamide DEA to the California Proposition 65 ( 1986 ) list of chemicals known to cause cancer.

In 1986, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) established a maximum contaminant level ( MCL ) for fluoride at a concentration of 4 milligrams per liter ( mg / L ), which is the legal limit of fluoride allowed in the water.

Environmental cleanup of the site commenced in 1986 and was essentially completed by 2001 at a cost to taxpayers of at least $ 120 million.

In 1986 an Environmental Impact Report was conducted for a proposal to further subdivide the parcel and build additional homes thereon.

* C. Michael Hogan, Steven Wanat et al., Environmental Impact Report for the Poposed Nine Unit Subdivision at 565 Remillard Drive ( Carolands Chateau Site ), Hillsborough, prepared for the town of Hillsborough by Earth Metrics Inc, Burlingame, California, January 15, 1986

*“ Of Farm Animals and Justice ,” 3 Pace Environmental Law Review 191 ( 1986 )

From 1974 to 1979 he was director of the Institute for Environmental Studies at the U of T. From 1979 until 1986 he was Provost of Trinity College.

According to a congressional hearing statement made in late 2005 by Scott Faber of the Environmental Defense Fund, " Traffic on the MR-GO has fallen by more than 50 percent since 1986.

Rahul has PhD in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University in New York ( 1986 – 90 ).

He was an activist with the Narmada Bachao Andolan ( 1990 – 1995 ) and he did his PhD in Environmental toxicology from Cornell University ( New York ) ( 1986 – 90 ).

“ The Environmental Dimension to Security Issues .” The Environmentalist 6 ( 1986 ): pp. 251 – 257.