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Freedom of Information Act

Major Environmental Laws

Clean Air Act (CAA)

Clean Water Act (CWA)

Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

Endangered Species Act

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)

Pollution Prevention Act (PPA)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)


Major Environmental Laws listing on top level of EPA site

A more comprehensive list of laws (as of 1995) administered by EPA

5 U.S.C. s/s 552 (1966)

The Freedom of Information Act provides specifically that “any person” can make requests for government information. Citizens who make requests are not required to identify themselves or explain why they want the information they have requested.   The position of Congress in passing FOIA was that the workings of government are “for and by the people” and that the benefits of government information should be made available to everyone.

All branches of the Federal government must adhere to the provisions of FOIA with certain restrictions for work in progress (early drafts), enforcement confidential information, classified documents, and national security information.

Full text of the Freedom of Information Act Exit EPA disclaimer
Region 5 on-line FOIA submittal
Headquarters FOIA information

The full text version of this law is hosted by Cornell University. Exit EPA disclaimer This collection was generated from the most recent version of the Government Printing Office CD-ROM. The Government Printing Office Exit EPA disclaimer maintains the official government version of the laws through the GPO Access database structure.

The U.S. Code is the official record of all federal laws and contains the general and permanent laws of the United States. The most recent version of the U.S. Code released in electronic form contains the laws in effect as of January 16, 1996. For more recent laws, please see the uncompiled Public Laws as passed by Congress available through the Thomas Legislative Information Web site. Exit EPA disclaimer

 

 

 
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