Environmental law in the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Environmental_law_in_the_United_States

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:government gptkb:government_agency gptkb:tribal_governments corporations individuals nonprofit organizations
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:Department_of_Justice gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency federal courts state environmental agencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Environmental law in the United States
gptkbp:includes	gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Act gptkb:Energy_Independence_and_Security_Act gptkb:Energy_Policy_Act gptkb:Noise_Control_Act gptkb:Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act gptkb:Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_Act gptkb:Wilderness_Act gptkb:Rivers_and_Harbors_Act gptkb:Surface_Transportation_Board_Reauthorization_Act gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act gptkb:Food_Quality_Protection_Act gptkb:Surface_Mining_Control_and_Reclamation_Act gptkb:Federal_Power_Act gptkb:Water_Resources_Development_Act gptkb:National_Forest_Management_Act gptkb:Clean_Air_Act gptkb:Clean_Water_Act gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act gptkb:Federal_Insecticide,_Fungicide,_and_Rodenticide_Act gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act gptkb:Safe_Drinking_Water_Act gptkb:Toxic_Substances_Control_Act gptkb:Fish_and_Wildlife_Coordination_Act gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System_Administration_Act gptkb:Emergency_Planning_and_Community_Right-to-Know_Act gptkb:Oil_Pollution_Act gptkb:Pollution_Prevention_Act gptkb:Solid_Waste_Disposal_Act gptkb:Coastal_Zone_Management_Act gptkb:Magnuson-Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act gptkb:Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act gptkb:Ocean_Dumping_Act gptkb:National_Historic_Preservation_Act Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations local environmental ordinances state environmental statutes
gptkbp:originatedIn	20th century
gptkbp:purpose	protect human health protect the environment conserve natural resources protect endangered species regulate air quality regulate hazardous waste regulate land use regulate water quality
gptkbp:regulates	environmental protection natural resource management pollution control
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:environmental_policy gptkb:public_administration environmental justice energy law climate change law land use law toxic torts environmental litigation public health law wildlife law
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:treaty federalism judicial review environmental impact assessment Supreme Court decisions citizen suits environmental enforcement public participation environmental permitting environmental compliance administrative rulemaking preemption state-federal cooperation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Federal_Water_Pollution_Control_Act gptkb:Pesticide_Registration_Improvement_Act gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act gptkb:Superfund_Amendments_and_Reauthorization_Act_of_1986 gptkb:Wildlife_Restoration_Act gptkb:National_Forest_Management_Act gptkb:Migratory_Bird_Treaty_Act_(US) gptkb:Fish_and_Wildlife_Improvement_Act_of_1978
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6