Environmental Law

Write a 1000 words two part essay addressing the following questions or topics.

Part I, consisting of at least 500 words addressing all of the following topics (a through f):

a. How is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) different from previous legislation addressing solid waste?

b. What are the differences between RCRA Subtitle C and Subtitle D?

c. Describe the cradle to grave tracking process instituted by RCRA.

d. List at least three standards for a Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility (TSDF) under RCRA?

e. How is CERCLA different than RCRA?

f. What is a brownfield?

Part II, consisting of at least 500 words addressing all of the following topics (a through e):

a. Why is the pesticide aldrin no longer used?

b. What types of information are used for hazard identification?

c. Summarize the most important points about the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

d. Explain the process of registering a pesticide under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

e. Describe the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA). Is it administered by the EPA or the FDA?