H.R. 1300, the Recycle America's Land Act of 1999: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, May 12, 1999U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 321 pages |
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... additional 464 sites have cleanup construction underway , shovels in the ground . An additional 208 sites have had or are undergoing other cleanup activities which proceed to a permanent solution . Having cleanup completed or underway ...
... additional 464 sites have cleanup construction underway , shovels in the ground . An additional 208 sites have had or are undergoing other cleanup activities which proceed to a permanent solution . Having cleanup completed or underway ...
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... additional time - I am en- couraged by what you are saying because if you want to work on the details of the allocation , we will work with you . You know that . That is our history . Mr. BORSKI . Madam Administrator , I wanted to speak ...
... additional time - I am en- couraged by what you are saying because if you want to work on the details of the allocation , we will work with you . You know that . That is our history . Mr. BORSKI . Madam Administrator , I wanted to speak ...
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... addition to more lawsuits , are the delays that come with those lawsuits . It drags things out . It creates an adversarial setting . Number three , we do believe - and I can refer you to the section . It would be on page 76 of Mr ...
... addition to more lawsuits , are the delays that come with those lawsuits . It drags things out . It creates an adversarial setting . Number three , we do believe - and I can refer you to the section . It would be on page 76 of Mr ...
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... addition , S. 1105 contains a number of provisions related to small business liability that the Administration could support , which you also requested . The Administration strongly supports H.R. 1750 and S. 1105. Both bills contain ...
... addition , S. 1105 contains a number of provisions related to small business liability that the Administration could support , which you also requested . The Administration strongly supports H.R. 1750 and S. 1105. Both bills contain ...
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... additional things . I recognize that , and we would be willing to work on it . But a lot of the concerns I've heard from members , for example , Mr. Sherwood , we agree with his concern . We think it should get fixed , but the people he ...
... additional things . I recognize that , and we would be willing to work on it . But a lot of the concerns I've heard from members , for example , Mr. Sherwood , we agree with his concern . We think it should get fixed , but the people he ...
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Page 128 - When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.
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Page 100 - THERE has been a great deal of discussion in recent years about the devices that can be employed to aid in the teaching process.
Page 84 - The cleanup and revitalization of "brownfields" represents one of the most exciting, and most challenging, environmental and economic initiatives in the nation. Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial properties where expansion or redevelopment is hindered by real or perceived contamination.
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Page 128 - ... precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context, the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof. The process of applying the Precautionary Principle must be open, informed and democratic, and must include potentially affected parties. It must also involve an examination of the full range of alternatives, including no action.
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Page 254 - Policy Toward Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers. E. Kandell. 24 May 95, 10p. The policy states the agency's position that, subject to certain conditions, where hazardous substances have come to be located on or in a property solely as the result of subsurface migration in an aquifer from a source or sources outside the property. EPA will not take enforcement actions under CERCLA, 42 USC 106 and 107 against the owner of such property to require the performance of response actions...
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Page 300 - ... did not know or have reason to know that the property was or could be contaminated by a release or threatened release of one or more hazardous substances from other real property not owned or operated by the person.