EPA's Vessel General Permit: Background and Issues

Copeland, Claudia

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Environmental policy;    Environmental protection;    Environmental law and legislation;    Water pollution;    Air pollution control;   

RP-ID  :  R42142
RP-ID  :  R42142_2014Jan08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is an overview of the revised Vessel General Permit (VGP) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and two key issues: inclusion of numeric performance standards to limit ballast water discharges from vessels, and controversies about the role of states in regulating vessel discharges.