Now in its 34th year, this updated, easy-to-read reference provides practical legal insight into the 14 major environmental, health and safety laws that affect U.S. businesses and organizations, including Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Air Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Pollution Prevention Act, and Occupational Safety and Health Act.
This new edition references all regulatory changes made in the last two years and includes:
- EPA’s new joint enforcement initiative with OSHA
- Changes to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
- Current enforcement and liability trends
- New issues affecting air permitting of industrial facilities
- Developments in the new source review controversy
- The first revision of the Oil Pollution Act’s limits of liability
- EPA’s new “All Appropriate Inquiries” rule
