Legal Basis - USA
All links visited in September 2007. Legislative measures are subject to constant change. Therefore, the authors do not take responsibility for missing information. Please feel free to contact us concerning any amendment of this list.
Emissions trading
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Federal NOX Budget Trading Program and Car NOx and SO2 Trading
Programs [pdf, English, 1.5 MB]
Energy efficiency
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Energy Star Program [English]
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Weatherization Assistance Program [English]
Renewable energies
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Biomass Program [English]
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Geothermal Technologies Program [English]
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Industrial Technologies Program [English]
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Solar Energy Technologies [English]
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Wind & Hydropwer Technologies Program [English]
Climate Protection/Protection of the Ozone Layer
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Protection of Stratospheric Ozon [pdf, English, 1.9 MB]
Air Pollution
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The Clean Air Act (CAA) [pdf, English, 2 MB]
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National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards [pdf,
English, 98 KB]
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National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for
Consumer Products [pdf, English, 319 KB]
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National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for
Architectural Coatings [pdf, English, 267 KB]
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National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for
Automobile Refinish Coatings [pdf, English, 87 KB]
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Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources [pdf,
English, 6.7 MB]
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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants [pdf,
English, 3.1 MB]
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Hazardous Pollutants Sources [pdf, English, 5.4 MB]
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Hazardous Pollutants Sources II [pdf, English, 4.4 MB]
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Hazardous Pollutants Sources III [pdf, English, 5.2 MB]
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Hazardous Pollutants Sources IV [pdf, English, 7.5 MB]
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Hazardous Pollutants Sources V [pdf, English, 2.6 MB]
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Hazardous Pollutants Sources VI [pdf, English, 7.1 MB]
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Consolidated Federal Air Rule [pdf, English, 884 KB]
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Special Exemptions from Requirements of the Clean Air Act [pdf,
English, 144 KB]
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Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System [pdf, English, 4.6 MB]
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Sulfur Dioxide Opt-Ins [pdf, English, KB]
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Continuous Emission Monitoring [pdf, English, 2.4 MB]
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Acid Rain Nitrogen Oxides Emission Reduction Program [pdf,
English, 194 KB]
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Excess Emissions [pdf, English, 63 KB]
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Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives [pdf, English, 567
KB]
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Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives [pdf, English, 3.6
MB]
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Air Pollution Mobile Sources [pdf, English, 1 MB]
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Automobiles [pdf, English, 4.4 MB]
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Automobiles II [pdf, English, 5.3 MB]
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Control of Aircraft and Aircraft Engines [pdf, English, 83
KB]
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Clean Fuel Vehicles [pdf, English, 253 KB]
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Control of Emissions from new and In-Use Nonroad
Compression-Ignition Engines [pdf, English, 1.3 MB]
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Control of Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines at or
Below 19 Kilowatts [pdf, English, 1 MB]
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Control of Air Pollution from Locomotives and Locomotive Engines [pdf,
English, 38 KB]
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Control of Emissions from Marine Compression-Ignition Engines [pdf,
English, 751 KB]