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CHAPTER II
THE LEGISLATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL
Introduction
During the past quarter century, there has been an up-
surge of interest in protecting our environment for the
preservation of both health and industrial interests of the
present generation and the preservation of resources for
future generations. There has also been a great debate
between the private and public sectors, primarily over the
amount and kind of controls which should be issued and over
who should pay for the abatement efforts. These activities,
along with the activities of numerous environmentalist groups,
have led to an abundance of federal, state, and local ordi-
nances which in one way or another attempt to control and
abate the pollution of our environment.
This chapter focuses on federal laws and the judicial
interpretation of the federal statutes which govern the
environmental area. A compilation and analysis of environ-
mental laws and regulations of state governments follow in a
subsequent section. It should be pointed out that conflicts
between federal and state laws exist, and within states
overlaps and conflicts exist. As a rule, when federal and16
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Thibodeaux, Mary Shepherd. The state of the art in environmental pollution control and impact analysis, dissertation, May 1976; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332517/m1/24/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .