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Are there state environmental laws and policies as well?
Yes, absolutely. The lion’s share of implementing the federal regulatory programs rests with state and local governments. The reasoning for this is that environmental problems often require special understanding of local industries, geography, housing patterns, etc. So to that end, all states have environmental agencies; some are separate agencies and others are part of state health departments. Regulatory authority and information about a particular environmental problem also varies among state agencies.
Many states have enacted mini-NEPA, Clean Air and Water Acts, or CERCLA acts. In some cases, these state and local standards are more rigorous than the federal requirements. For example, more than half the states require their own environmental impact statements before they will permit industrial growth, and many have developed their own provisions for monitoring air quality (e.g., vehicle emissions testing, and vapor recovery systems at gas stations). California, for example, requires an environmental impact statement for both public and private projects. |
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