Environmental legislation deadlocked as congressional, presidential election nears
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Efforts to revamp environmental regulations have reached an impasse as the congressional and presidential elections approach. The Endangered Species Act, for instance, has not reached the House or Senate floor, while the regulatory reform bill was stalled in the Senate. However, the 104th Congress appears to have renewed its interest in the Safe Drinking Water Act, Superfund and the Coastal Zone Management Act. Observers claim that the cautious stance of the Republican-dominated Congress on environmental legislation may be due to concerns of starting an election year embroiled in contentious environmental issues.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1996
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EPA near completion of "natural attenuation" remediation policy
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A natural attenuation policy for the regions and state regulators is being developed by an EPA workgroup. A form of bioremediation, natural attenuation pertains to the degradation of contaminants through a combination of microbes, nutrients and oxygen in groundwater and soil. The technique, however, gives the wrong impression that nothing is being done to remediate a site. To correct this misconception, the EPA workgroup developing the natural attenuation policy aims to explain what is considered natural attenuation to make it acceptable to residents near contaminated sites.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1996
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Drinking water reauthorization clears House, Senate
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The House and Senate have each passed a version of a drinking water law. The two bills are similar in many aspects and both contain a provision eliminating the requirement that the EPA set 25 new drinking water standards every three years. However, they also have several differences which may stall their passage. At the center of an issue is the House version, the Safe Drinking Water Act reauthorization, H.R. 3604, which contains a 'community right-to-know' provision that would allow consumers to know the levels of contaminants found in tap water.
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1996
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