USA Law

Category: Environmental Law

  • Nonbinding Allocation Of Responsibility ISSL

    Nonbinding Allocation of Responsibility ISSL in the United States Nonbinding Allocation of Responsibility ISSL (NBAR) in Environmental Law A discretionary manner of determining what proportion of the cleanup costs a potentially responsible party at a hazardous waste site should bear. The […]

  • Nonconventional Pollutant

    Nonconventional Pollutant in the United States Nonconventional Pollutant in Environmental Law An odd category of water contaminants regulated by the Clean Water Act. The grouping includes all pollutants that are neither conventional nor toxic. The statute itself lists ammonia, total phenols, […]

  • Nondegradation Policy

    Nondegradation Policy in the United States Nondegradation Policy in Environmental Law A principle in environmental statutes that prohibits an area from allowing a deterioration of the air or water simply because it exceeds the national standards for pollutant control. The Clean Air Act has […]

  • New Source Performance Standards

    New Source Performance Standards in the United States New Source Performance Standards(NSPS) in Environmental Law Air pollution regulations that apply to new or modified stationary sources in approximately 65 specified categories, such as portland cement plants, fossil fuel steam generators, […]

  • New Source Review

    New Source Review in the United States New Source Review in Environmental Law A process for determining what type of air pollution control a new major stationary source must have to qualify for an installation and operation permit. New Source Review is also done for major modifications of […]

  • Nitrogen Oxides

    Nitrogen Oxides in the United States Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) in Environmental Law One of many combinations of nitrogen and oxygen. Nitrogen oxides are regulated under the Clean Air Act in provisions concerning both acid deposition and National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Uncontrolled […]

  • Non Attainment Areas

    Non Attainment Areas in the United States Non Attainment Areas in Environmental Law Air quality control regions throughout the United States that have not met the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The standards are designed to ensure that air quality is good enough to protect people’s […]

  • Natural Resources Defense Council

    Natural Resources Defense Council in the United States Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Environmental Law A membership organization founded in 1970 to deal with various environmental issues. The group is staffed primarily by attorneys and scientific specialists. The NRDC’s foremost […]

  • National Priority List

    National Priority List in the United States National Priority List (NPL) in Environmental Law The federal list of hazardous waste sites, which is prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with input from the states, is ranked according to priority. Sites listed on the National […]

  • Natural Resources Damages

    Natural Resources Damages in the United States Natural Resources Damages in Environmental Law Damages assessed by a court against someone who has discharged hazardous substances or oil. Their purpose is to compensate the government for replacement, restoration, and rehabilitation of natural […]

  • National Contingency Plan

    National Contingency Plan in the United States National Contingency Plan (NCP) in Environmental Law The regulations created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water Act to deal with the cleanup of releases of hazardous substances and oil to water. When the Superfund […]

  • National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants

    National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants in the United States National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) in Environmental Law Regulations that set standards for hazardous air pollutants, also called air toxics. They are mandated by the Clean Air Act, […]

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System in the United States National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) in Environmental Law The permitting system for discharges of polluted water, established in 1972 by a major overhaul of the Clean Water Act. Except for a few exemptions […]

  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol in the United States Article 2A: CFCS 1. Each Party shall ensure that for the twelve-month period commencing on the first day of the seventh month following the date of the entry into force of this Protocol, and in each twelve-month period thereafter, its calculated level […]

  • Mixture Rule

    Mixture Rule in the United States Mixture Rule in Environmental Law A principle created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prevent people from diluting hazardous waste in order to avoid regulation. The EPA’s standard motto in this area is the answer to pollution is not dilution. […]