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SARA is the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (1986)
Federal law reauthorizing and expanding the jurisdiction of CERCLA. Signed into law October 17, 1986. Title III of SARA is known as the Emergency Planning and Community Right- to-Know Act of 1986. It is a revision and extension of CERCLA.SARA is intended to encourage and support local and state emergency planning efforts. It provides citizens and local governments with information about potential chemical hazards in their communities. SARA calls for facilities that store hazardous materials to provide officials and citizens with data on the types (flammables, corrosives, etc.); amounts on hand (daily, yearly); and their specific locations.
North Dakota Lawyers specializing in Environmental Law focus on
litigation concerning environmental issues such as air pollution,
water contamination, chemical and nuclear waste, oil spills, and
other related matters.
Air Quality Standards, 1998
Percentage of persons living in counties not meeting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air quality standards
Percentage
0
Source: Aerometric Information Retrieval System, U.S. Environmental protection Agency.
The US government passed the National Environment Protection Act
(NEPA) in 1970 to help protect the environment from public and private
actions such as corporate pollution or excessive logging. The Environmental
Quality Improvement Act as well as the Environmental Education Act
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are other measures
taken by the federal government to ensure protection of the environment,
and the quality of water and air.
North Dakota Verdicts and Settlements
87 year old North Dakota woman receives $585,000 damages in car accident
(3/18/1999)
Automobile Accident - 87-year old Plaintiff was severely injured when her car was struck by a vehicle owned and driven by defendants. Defendants conceded fault and tried the issue of damages.
Common case types North Dakota Environmental Lawyers face on a
daily basis include:
State of the Earth's Ecosystems
Audio, RM, 44 kbps, 5:58, 4/22/2005
More than 1,300 hundred scientists have contributed to a new United Nations' report on the state of the world's ecosystems. We look at this "report card" for Earth. And we'll hear about a second U.N. report that recommends immediate steps we should take to protect our environment and encourage sustainable economic development. Source: National Public Radio
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ND Endangered and Threatened Species
North Dakota's federally listed endangered, threatened, and candidate ... This landmark law, considered by some the most significant environmenta Tallgrass in North Dakota
Rethinking Management On North Dakota's National Grasslands ... guided by two laws, the National Forest Management Act and the National Environme
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Latest news about Environmental cases in North Dakota and nationwide:
Definition:
Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act (1999); amendments to HMTA including requirements for performance-oriented packaging.
Detection limit
Definition:
The smallest amount of substance that a laboratory test can reliably measure in a sample of air, water, soil or other medium.
Aerobic treatment
Definition:
Process by which microbes decompose complex organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and use the liberated energy for reproduction and growth. Types of aerobic processes include extended aeration, trickling filtration, and rotating biological contactors.
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Grand Forks
Jamestown
Mandan
Minot
Wahpeton
West Fargo
Williston
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Air Quality Standards, 1998
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