Environmental Quality: The ... Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality, Volume 10, Part 1979Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality, 1979 |
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... research and information activities to improve our current efforts and to meet future problems . In sum , the basic institutions for improving the quality of our environment are now firmly in place . The past decade has been a ...
... research and information activities to improve our current efforts and to meet future problems . In sum , the basic institutions for improving the quality of our environment are now firmly in place . The past decade has been a ...
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... Research and Development --- Planning Assistance Capital Cost Assistance_ . Page 302 302 303 303 303 304 306 Outlook for the Future___ 306 References 309 Chapter 5 ENERGY . 315 Meeting Energy Needs___ . 316 The Energy Transition - From ...
... Research and Development --- Planning Assistance Capital Cost Assistance_ . Page 302 302 303 303 303 304 306 Outlook for the Future___ 306 References 309 Chapter 5 ENERGY . 315 Meeting Energy Needs___ . 316 The Energy Transition - From ...
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... Research , and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( commonly known as the Ocean Dumping Act ) and to ground water and surface drink- ing water supplies by the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 . Toxic substances received more and more attention as ...
... Research , and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( commonly known as the Ocean Dumping Act ) and to ground water and surface drink- ing water supplies by the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 . Toxic substances received more and more attention as ...
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... Research Triangle Park , N.C. content of the coal they would burn.32 In addition , EPA also pro- posed a ceiling of 1.2 pounds on the average annual amount of SO2 that could be emitted per million British thermal units ( Btu ) of heat ...
... Research Triangle Park , N.C. content of the coal they would burn.32 In addition , EPA also pro- posed a ceiling of 1.2 pounds on the average annual amount of SO2 that could be emitted per million British thermal units ( Btu ) of heat ...
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... research is at the " proof - of - the - concept " stage rather than at the prototype- demonstration stage , as are the other advanced systems described 68 Stirling Engine___ 66 Gas Turbines... 67 Electric Vehicles_ 67 Hybrids 67.
... research is at the " proof - of - the - concept " stage rather than at the prototype- demonstration stage , as are the other advanced systems described 68 Stirling Engine___ 66 Gas Turbines... 67 Electric Vehicles_ 67 Hybrids 67.
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Page 746 - Americans safe, healthful, productive, and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings 3. attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences 4. preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage, and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice 5.
Page 746 - Copies of such statement and the comments and views of the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, which are authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards, shall be made available to the President, the Council on Environmental Quality and to the public as provided by section 552 of title 5. United States Code, and shall accompany the proposal through the existing agency review processes...
Page 783 - Government shall (A) utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decisionmaking which may have an impact on man's environment...
Page 734 - Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act. and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...
Page 746 - ... include in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on — (i) the environmental impact of the proposed action...
Page 243 - The legislation defines hazardous waste "as a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness...
Page 746 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on- (I) the environmental impact of the proposed action, (ii) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, (iii) alternatives to the proposed action, (iv) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of longterm productivity, and (v) any irreversible and irretrievable...
Page 790 - Tiering' refers to the coverage of general matters in broader environmental impact statements (such as national program or policy statements) with subsequent narrower statements or environmental analyses (such as regional or basinwide program statements or ultimately site-specific statements) incorporating by reference the general discussions and concentrating solely on the issues specific to the statement subsequently prepared.
Page 743 - ... to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans.
Page 742 - The conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our National life.