Environmental Laws

Example Definitions of "Environmental Laws"
Environmental Laws. Any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations... relating to the release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials. View More
Environmental Laws. All applicable Laws relating to (a) abatement of pollution, (b) protection of the environment, (c) ensuring public safety from environmental hazards, (d) management, storage or control of Hazardous Substances, (e) release or threatened release of Hazardous Substances as wastes into the environment and including, without limitation, land, ambient air, surface water and ground water, (f) site reclamation, and (g) manufacturing, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, handling... or transport of Hazardous Substances View More
Environmental Laws. Any and all federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations and the like, as well as principals of common law, and any judicial or administrative orders, decrees or judgments thereunder, , relating to (i) the pollution, protection or cleanup of the environment, (ii) the impact of the Use or Release of Hazardous Substances on property, health or safety, (iii) the Use or Release of Hazardous Substances, (iv) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene or the... protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare (each solely to the extent related to the Use or Release of Hazardous Substances), or (v) the liability for or costs of other actual or threatened danger to health or the environment. The term "Environmental Law" includes, but is not limited to, the following statutes, as amended, any successors thereto, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like addressing similar issues: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (including but not limited to Subtitle I relating to underground storage tanks); the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Substances); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Endangered Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; and the River and Harbors Appropriation Act. The term "Environmental Law" also includes, but is not limited to, federal state and local laws, statutes ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as principals of common law, conditioning transfer of property upon a negative declaration or other approval of a Governmental Authority of the environmental condition of a property; or requiring notification or disclosure of Releases of Hazardous Substances or other environmental conditions of a property to any Governmental Authority or other Person, whether or not in connection with transfer of title to or interest in property. View More
Environmental Laws. The correlative meaning
Environmental Laws. Any laws, regulations, permits, licenses or requirements pertaining to the protection, preservation, conservation or regulation of the environment which relates to real property, including: the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. ; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. ; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq. ; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of... 1980, as amended (including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. ; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. ; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 651, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq. ; the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended, 30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq. ; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq. ; and all comparable state and local laws, laws of other jurisdictions or orders and regulations View More
Environmental Laws. Any and all federal, state and local health, safety, environmental or natural resource laws, statutes, rules, ordinances, codes, licenses, permits, orders, approvals, plans, authorizations, regulations, or similar items (whether now existing or hereafter enacted or promulgated) of any Governmental Authority, having jurisdiction, and all other state, federal and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, and orders which govern: (i) the existence, cleanup and/or remedy of contamination on... property; (ii) the emission or discharge of Hazardous Substances into the environment; (iii) the control of Hazardous Substances; (iv) the use, generation, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, removal, or recovery of Hazardous Substances; or (v) the safety and health of employees, any tenant, other user or invitee; as well as all applicable judicial and administrative and regulatory decrees, judgments or orders (including without limitation the "common law") and all applicable covenants running with the land that relate to the protection of health, safety, environment or natural resources, including, without limitation: (a) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986; (b) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by The Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980; (c) The Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendment of 1980; (d) The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984; (e) The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; (f) The Clean Water Act; (g) The Clean Air Act; (h) The Toxic Substances Control Act; (i) The Safe Drinking Water Act; (j) The Occupational Safety and Health Act; (k) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (l) the Oil Pollution Act; and (m) The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; and all local government ordinances, codes, resolutions, or other laws for the protection of public health and the environment, including but not limited to the Louisiana State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act, as amended (Act 361, La. R.S. 49:214.21 et seq). View More
Environmental Laws. All Laws concerning pollution or protection of the environment and natural resources, including without limitation all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, control or cleanup of any hazardous materials, substances or wastes, pesticides, pollutants or byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or radiation, each as amended and as now or hereafter in effect
Environmental Laws. All applicable federal, state or local environmental laws, statutes, common law or equitable principles, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, codes, decrees, judgments, injunctions, approved regulatory plans, notices, or demand letters relating to or addressing (i) noise, (ii) releases, discharges, or emissions of Contaminants into the workplace, community (including without limitation any community or municipal sewer system), or the environment (including without limitation air, surface... water, groundwater, land surface, or subsurface strata), (iii) otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, release, disposal, transport, or handling of Contaminants, and (iv) dredging and filtering of wetlands. These Environmental Laws include, but are not limited to, the following statutes, as amended, any successor thereto, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like addressing similar issues: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (including but not limited to Subtitle I relating to underground storage tanks); the Solid Waste Disposal Act; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Endangered Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; and the River and Harbors Appropriation Act View More
Environmental Laws. Any Governmental Requirements pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, or the environment, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended (42 United States Code ("U.S.C.") §§ 9601-9675); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901-6992k); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §§ 5101-5127); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251-1376); the... Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q); the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2692); the Refuse Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 407-426p); the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 11001-11050); the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300f-300j), and all present or future environmental quality or protection laws, statutes or codes or other requirements of any federal or state governmental unit, or of any regional or local governmental unit with jurisdiction over the Collateral. View More
Environmental Laws. All federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other governmental restrictions relating to the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or... otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals, or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof, including without limitation 42 U.S.C. 9601 (14), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 set forth at 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ("CERCLA"), or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1986 set forth at 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ("RCRA") and all successor statutes and amendments thereto. View More
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