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e. There are many exemptions for fracking under United States federal law: the oil and gas industries are exempt or excluded from certain sections of a number of the major federal environmental laws. These laws range from protecting clean water and air, to preventing the release of toxic substances and chemicals into the environment: the Clean ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states , localities, and water suppliers that implement the standards.
Driving, operating, or being in actual physical control of the movement of vehicle under the influence is a crime in Pennsylvania, and is subject to a great number of regulations outside of the state's alcohol laws. Pennsylvania's maximum blood alcohol level for driving is 0.08% for persons at or over the age of 21 (with suspension of license ...
The EPA announced it will crack down on PA if the commonwealth doesn’t act substantially, and now, to reduce water pollution here. Pennsylvania’s farmers and municipalities pay for legislature ...
Pennsylvania state Sen. Maria Collett has reintroduced legislation that would set new standards for chemicals in drinking water that have been linked to health issues.
Pennsylvania American Water President Brings Tax Policy Recommendations to House Panel HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In testimony today before the House Finance Committee, Pennsylvania ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act is the principal federal law governing public water systems. [1] These systems provide drinking water through pipes or other constructed conveyances to at least 15 service connections, or serve an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. As of 2017 there are over 151,000 public water systems.
Maximum contaminant levels ( MCLs) are standards that are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality. [1] [2] An MCL is the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The limit is usually expressed as a ...