The EPA: Acts you Need to Know Columbia Southern University

The EPA: Acts you Need to Know Columbia Southern University OHS 2302-19A-4A21-S1, Introduction to Regulatory Compliance For 50 years the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been charged with improving the air and water quality in the United States. This endeavor included establishing and enforcing standards that are consistent with national goals, researching the adverse effects of pollution and ways to control it, assisting in stopping pollution, and developing new policies for protecting the environment (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2016). This essay will discuss some of the regulations implemented by the EPA, including the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA or Clean Water Act), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as well as some of the standards required by each act. Although the CAA was originally created in 1963, it is the Clean Air Act of 1970 (CAA 1970) that was placed in the responsibility of the EPA (Haight, J.M., et.al., 2012). In 1990, amendments to the CAA were passed by Congress, which included Section 112(r), requiring the EPA to publish guidance and regulations to prevent chemical accidents at facilities using substances posing the greatest risk from accidental release. This section was added to existing