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1972 American legislation
The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of protecting human health and minimizing annoyance of noise to the general public.[ 1]
The Act established mechanisms of setting emission standards (noise regulation ) for virtually every source of noise, including motor vehicles , aircraft , certain types of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) equipment and major appliances. It also put local governments on notice as to their responsibilities in land-use planning to address noise mitigation . This noise regulation framework comprised a broad data base detailing the extent of noise health effects .
Congress ended funding of the federal noise control program in 1981, which curtailed development of further national regulations. Since then, starting in 1982, the primary responsibility to addressing noise pollution shifted to state and local governments.[ 2] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) retains authority to conduct research and publish information on noise and its effects on the public, which is often included nowadays in environmental impact assessments for new urban developments.[ 3] The initial EPA regulations and programs provided a basis for development of many state and local government noise control laws across the United States.[ 4] [ 5]
^ Noise Control Act of 1972, P.L. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234, 42 U.S.C. § 4901 - 42 U.S.C. § 4918 .
^ "Noise Pollution | Health Impact Assessments - UCLA SPH" . www.hiaguide.org . Retrieved 2015-12-21 .
^ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, DC. "Noise Pollution." 2010-05-18.
^ Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, Montpelier, VT. "State Noise Statutes & Regulations." Accessed 2010-08-19.
^ Noise Pollution Clearinghouse, Montpelier, VT. "Noise Regulations & Ordinances of U.S. Cities, Counties and Towns." Accessed 2010-08-19.
Supreme Court decisions
Majorfederal legislation , treaties, and lower court decisions
Yellowstone National Park Protection Act (1872)
Forest Service Organic Administration Act (1897)
Rivers and Harbors Act (1899)
Lacey Act (1900)
Weeks Act (1911)
North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 (1911)
Weeks–McLean Act (1913)
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918)
Clarke–McNary Act (1924)
Oil Pollution Act (1924)
McSweeney-McNary Act (1928)
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (1934)
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (1954)
Air Pollution Control Act (1955)
Fish and Wildlife Act (1956)
Oil Pollution Act (1961)
Clean Air Act (1963, 1970, 1977, 1990)
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission (2nd Cir. Court of Appeals, 1965)
Solid Waste Disposal Act (1965)
Endangered Species Act (1969)
Environmental Quality Improvement Act (1970)
National Environmental Policy Act (1970)
Clean Water Act (1972, 1977, 1987, 2014)
Coastal Zone Management Act (1972)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1972)
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (1972)
Noise Control Act (1972)
Endangered Species Act (1973)
Oil Pollution Act (1973)
Safe Drinking Water Act (1974, 1986, 1996)
Water Resources Development Act (1974 , 1976 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1996 , 1999 , 2000 , 2007 , 2014, 2016, 2022)
Federal Noxious Weed Act (1975)
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (1975)
Magnuson–Stevens Act (1976)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976)
Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977)
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (1978)
CERCLA (Superfund) (1980)
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (1986)
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act (1986)
Global Change Research Act (1990)
National Environmental Education Act (1990)
Oil Pollution Act (1990)
Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992
Food Quality Protection Act (1996)
Energy Policy Act (2005)
Energy Independence and Security Act (2007)
Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA (D.C. Cir. Court of Appeals, 2012)
Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (2016)
America's Water Infrastructure Act (2018)
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021)
Louisiana v. Biden (5th Cir. Court of Appeals, 2022)
CHIPS and Science Act (2022)
Inflation Reduction Act (2022)
Federal agencies Regulations and concepts