EPA New England Topics

Environmental Laws and Regulations

Information on key environmental laws which protect the air we breath, the water we drink, fish and swim in and the land we live on.

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EPA New England

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act In 1969, NEPA, or the National Environmental Policy Act, was one of the first laws ever written that establishes a broad national framework for protecting our environment. At EPA New England, the region's Office of Environmental Review is responsible for NEPA.

National EPA

EPA Laws and Regulations Description of how laws and regulations come to be, what they are, and where to find them; complete text of law; current environmental protection legislation.

General

Summaries of Major Environmental Laws (EPA Region 5) Summaries and full text of environmental laws; proposed and final regulations; complete text of Title CFR 40: Protection of the Environment to download