Pollution Prevention Act of 1990

1990 United States law

(colloquial)PPAEnacted bythe 101st United States CongressCitationsPublic law101-508Statutes at Large104 Stat. 1388-321CodificationTitles amended42U.S.C. sections created13101-13109Legislative history

Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on November 5, 1990

The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) is a United States federal law that created a national policy to promote the prevention of pollution or reduction at pollution sources wherever possible.^[1] The law also expanded the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), a waste reporting program administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Overview

The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government, and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. Opportunities for source reduction are often not realized because many existing environmental regulations focus on waste treatment and disposal. Consequently, industrial resources have been focused on compliance with the treatment and disposal requirements.^[2]

Implementation

EPA efforts to promote prevention practices include waste permitting procedures, revisions to regulations, technical assistance to industry and government agencies, and enforcement. The agency also makes efforts to link pollution prevention to public information about chemicals, such as in the TRI program.^[3]

References

^ United States. Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–508, title VI, §6602. Approved November 5, 1990.
^ "Summary of the Pollution Prevention Act". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2021-09-28.
^ Auer, Charles M.; Kover, Frank D.; Aidala, James V.; Blunck, Chris; Greenwood, Mark A. (April 2020). "Toxic Substances: A Half Century of Progress" (PDF). Grasonville, MD: EPA Alumni Association.

External links

As codified in 42 U.S.C. chapter 133 of the United States Code from the LII
As codified in 42 U.S.C. chapter 133 of the United States Code from the US House of Representatives
Title VI subtitle F of Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (PDF/details) as amended in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 as enacted in the US Statutes at Large

George H. W. Bush

41st President of the United States (1989–1993)
43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989)
Director of Central Intelligence (1976–1977)
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973)
U.S. Representative for TX–7 (1967–1971)

Presidency
(timeline)

Foreign policy	Soviet Union summits Malta Helsinki Invasion of Panama Chemical Weapons Accord Gulf War 1991 Madrid Conference New world order Somali Civil War Unified Task Force Negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement
Domestic policy	Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 Cannabis policy Civil Rights Act of 1991 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Acid Rain Program Energy Policy Act of 1992 FDIC Improvement Act FIRRE Act Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Forest Legacy Program Integrated Farm Management Program Stewardship Incentives Program USDA Rural Development Wetlands Reserve Program Global Change Research Act of 1990 National Climate Assessment U.S. Global Change Research Program Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act Immigration Act of 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act JFK Records Act Lead and Copper Rule Matsunaga Hydrogen RD&D Act of 1990 National Environmental Education Act National Space Council North American Wetlands Conservation Act Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 Truth in Savings Act Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 Ryan White CARE Act 1992 VRA Amendments Water Resources Development Act of 1990 Water Resources Development Act of 1992

Foreign policy

Soviet Union summits
- Malta
- Helsinki
Invasion of Panama
Chemical Weapons Accord
Gulf War
1991 Madrid Conference
New world order
Somali Civil War
- Unified Task Force
Negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement

Domestic policy

Life

Speeches

Joint session of Congress (1989)
State of the Union addresses
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
Chicken Kiev

Elections

U.S. Senate	1964 1970
U.S. House	1966 1968
Vice Presidential	1980 campaign selection convention election transition 1984 campaign convention election
Presidential	1980 campaign primaries 1988 campaign primaries running mate selection convention "a thousand points of light" "Read my lips: no new taxes" debates election 1992 campaign primaries convention debates election

Public image

Saturday Night Live parodies
- The X-Presidents
- Presidential Reunion (2010 short film)
Supermarket scanner moment
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
What It Takes: The Way to the White House (1993)
The Silence of the Hams (1994)
"Two Bad Neighbors" (1996)
George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee (1997)
The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty (2004)
George H.W. Bush (2008)
Bad for Democracy (2008)
Family of Secrets (2009)
41: A Portrait of My Father (2014 book)
Destiny and Power (2015 book)