Number: RL30798 Title: Environmental Laws: Summaries of Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Authors: Susan Fletcher, Claudia Copeland, Linda Luther; James E. McCarthy, Mark Reisch, Linda-Jo Schierow, and Mary Tiemann, Resources, Science, and Industry Division Abstract: This report provides a summary of EPA's present authorities and responsibilities, logically arranged. It abstracts EPA-administered statutes, with each chapter providing a discrete analysis. It also summarizes environmental programs, explains how each Act is structured, defines key terms, and reports the current authorization status of each Act. Pages: 119 Date: January 7, 2008