Environmental Quality: The ... Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality, Volume 4Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality, 1973 |
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... shows that a grossly polluted river can be restored to purity and health . Fifty years ago this Oregon river was offensive to the senses . Now the waters are clean and salmon migrate upstream in the fall . The people of Oregon , whose ...
... shows that a grossly polluted river can be restored to purity and health . Fifty years ago this Oregon river was offensive to the senses . Now the waters are clean and salmon migrate upstream in the fall . The people of Oregon , whose ...
Page vii
... shows that concern for the environ- ment is not merely a passing fad but rather has become an integral part of American life . The Fourth Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality demonstrates our considerable progress in ...
... shows that concern for the environ- ment is not merely a passing fad but rather has become an integral part of American life . The Fourth Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality demonstrates our considerable progress in ...
Page xvi
... shows that in total the net inci- dence of all incremental expenditures is slightly regressive . ( p . 107 ) Making and Implementing Policies • [ In environmental policy ] we seek continually to reduce damage and avoidance costs without ...
... shows that in total the net inci- dence of all incremental expenditures is slightly regressive . ( p . 107 ) Making and Implementing Policies • [ In environmental policy ] we seek continually to reduce damage and avoidance costs without ...
Page xx
... shows that beverage container litter in Ore- gon has declined by 81 percent since the new law went into effect ( p . 205 ) Energy • There is no single or simple explanation for these [ energy ] shortages . Many unrelated factors ...
... shows that beverage container litter in Ore- gon has declined by 81 percent since the new law went into effect ( p . 205 ) Energy • There is no single or simple explanation for these [ energy ] shortages . Many unrelated factors ...
Page xxi
... show that the trend in air quality improvement noted last year has continued . ( p . 271 ) • Although there have been ... shows not only that the major portion of the industrial water pollution problem is con- centrated in a few ...
... show that the trend in air quality improvement noted last year has continued . ( p . 271 ) • Although there have been ... shows not only that the major portion of the industrial water pollution problem is con- centrated in a few ...
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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.