Environmental Quality: The ... Annual Report of the Council on Environmental QualityExecutive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality, 1973 |
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... percent of our gross national product during this period . ( p . 116 ) • The private sector will bear nearly two - thirds of the total costs of pollu- tion abatement over the next 10 years . ( p . 100 ) • [ A ] bout 55 percent of the ...
... percent of our gross national product during this period . ( p . 116 ) • The private sector will bear nearly two - thirds of the total costs of pollu- tion abatement over the next 10 years . ( p . 100 ) • [ A ] bout 55 percent of the ...
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... percent less energy and 51 percent less water , creates 86 percent less air pollution emissions , and generates 97 percent less min- ing wastes . ( p . 204 ) • A preliminary EPA survey shows that beverage container litter in Ore- gon ...
... percent less energy and 51 percent less water , creates 86 percent less air pollution emissions , and generates 97 percent less min- ing wastes . ( p . 204 ) • A preliminary EPA survey shows that beverage container litter in Ore- gon ...
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... percent of all the facilities accounts for more than 50 percent of the total BOD discharged . ( p . 280 ) • Although the year - to - year trends [ in the Detroit River ] were somewhat mixed , the pollutant levels associated with ...
... percent of all the facilities accounts for more than 50 percent of the total BOD discharged . ( p . 280 ) • Although the year - to - year trends [ in the Detroit River ] were somewhat mixed , the pollutant levels associated with ...
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... percent of the wetlands area and af- fected a substantial additional area in the wetlands and shallow coastal waters before State legislation halted them in 1970. ( p . 311 ) • [ T ] he pressure of increased population on land resources ...
... percent of the wetlands area and af- fected a substantial additional area in the wetlands and shallow coastal waters before State legislation halted them in 1970. ( p . 311 ) • [ T ] he pressure of increased population on land resources ...
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... percent of all recorded exterminations of mammals has occurred in the 20th century . ( p . 341 ) • The primary threat to many species of wild animals and plants is destruc- tion of their natural habitat . The greatest danger to many ...
... percent of all recorded exterminations of mammals has occurred in the 20th century . ( p . 341 ) • The primary threat to many species of wild animals and plants is destruc- tion of their natural habitat . The greatest danger to many ...
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Page 132 - The general rule at least is that while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far it will be recognized as a taking.
Page 410 - Prior to making any detailed statement, the responsible Federal official shall consult with and obtain the comments of any Federal agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved.
Page 417 - To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.
Page 418 - Government to use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of national policy, to improve and coordinate Federal plans, functions, programs, and resources...
Page 411 - Council"). The Council shall be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate...
Page 394 - CFR part 15 (Administration of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to Federal contracts, grants, or loans...
Page 170 - toxic pollutant' means those pollutants, or combinations of pollutants, including disease-causing agents, which after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will...
Page 338 - States shall co-operate to develop further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other environmental damage caused by activities within the jurisdiction or control of such States to areas beyond their jurisdiction.
Page 428 - Where emergency circumstances make it necessary to take an action with significant environmental impact without observing the provisions of these regulations, the Federal agency taking the action should consult with the Council about alternative arrangements.
Page 417 - Act for the purpose of determining the extent to which such programs and activities are contributing to the achievement of such policy, and to make recommendations to the President with respect thereto; 4.