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RACHEL’S HAZARDOUS WASTE NEWS #16
—March 16, 1987—
News and resources for environmental justice.
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JERSEY HAS TOUGHEST WASTE LAWS IN THE COUNTRY, SURVEY REVEALS.
New Jersey has the toughest and most comprehensive hazardous waste management programs and policies
in the United States, according to a new report entitled, “The State of the States 1987.” The report profiles
the major environmental problems facing each state, describes the severity of each state’s situation, and
ranks the state programs designed to solve the problems.
According to the report, 21 states have passed laws to control underground storage tanks and 13 states
have regulations in place for that purpose; 10 states have regulations restricting the pumping of wastes
underground (deep well injection); 17 states have state, county or local programs for collection of
household toxics; 13 states have restrictions on small-quantity generators stricter than those embodied in
federal law; 21 states have passed community right-to-know laws; 37 states have programs to monitor
hazardous waste sites for evidence of groundwater contamination.
Send $10 to: Fund for Renewable Energy and the Environment, Suite 638, 1001 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,
Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 466-6880.
–Peter Montague, Ph.D.
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