Number: RL33107
Title: Emergency Waiver of EPA Regulations: Authorities and Legislative Proposals in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Authors: James E. McCarthy and Claudia Copeland, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: The focus of this report is on regulatory authorities and programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including the Clean Water Act, Superfund, and the Clean Air Act. Questions have also been raised regarding the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a non-regulatory statute that, with exceptions, requires analyses of environmental impacts before major federal actions are undertaken. NEPA questions are addressed in CRS Report RL33104, NEPA and Hurricane Response, Recovery, and Rebuilding Efforts, by Linda Luther.
Pages: 11
Date: February 14, 2006