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ACID PRECIPITATION ACT [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
  • Environmental Law
OBS

The act "the Clean Air Act" is up for reauthorization in Congress now, and swarms of lobbyists seek both to strengthen and to weaken it. Meanwhile, Congress allocated 12 million dollars under the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980 to spend on research in 1981, with more being recommended for 1982.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
  • Droit environnemental
OBS

En principe, les titres de lois américaines ne sont pas traduits.

OBS

En 1980 la loi sur les précipitations acides (Acid precipitation Act) élargit le champ des travaux de recherche. La même année les États-Unis et le Canada signent une "déclaration d'intention sur la pollution atmosphérique transfrontière".

Spanish

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