Environmental Law or Laws definition

Environmental Law or Laws means any and all Laws, enforceable requirements or Orders of any Governmental Authority pertaining to health or the environment currently in effect and applicable to a specified Person and its Subsidiaries, including the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ("RCRA"), as amended, the Hazardous & Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended ("OPA"), any state or local Laws implementing the foregoing federal Laws, and all other environmental conservation or protection Laws. For purposes of the Agreement, the terms "hazardous substance" and "release" have the meanings specified in CERCLA; provided, however, that, to the extent the Laws of the state or locality in which the property is located establish a meaning for "hazardous substance" or "release" that is broader than that specified in CERCLA, such broader meaning shall apply within the jurisdiction of such state or locality, and the term "hazardous substance" shall include all dehydration and treating wastes, waste (or spilled) oil, and waste (or spilled) petroleum products, and radioactive material, even if such are specifically exempt from classification as hazardous substances or hazardous wastes pursuant to CERCLA or RCRA or the analogous statutes of any jurisdiction applicable to the specified Person or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, treaties, ordinances, codes, decrees, or requirements of any governmental authority regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning environmental protection, health or safety matters, including all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation, removal or remediation of emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants or contaminants or relating to the manufacture, generation, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants or contaminants, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), the Toxic Substance Control Act ("TSCA"), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), the Clean Air Act ("CAA"), the Clean Water Act ("CWA") and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ("OSHA"), all as may have been amended.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or orders of any Governmental Authority pertaining to health or the environment currently in effect and applicable to a specified person and its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Hazardous & Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, any state or local Laws implementing the foregoing federal laws, and any state laws pertaining to the handling of oil and gas exploration and production wastes or the use, maintenance, and closure of pits and impoundments, and all other environmental conservation or protection laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “hazardous substance” and “release” have the meanings specified in CERCLA; provided, however, that to the extent the laws of the state or locality in which the property is located establish a meaning for “hazardous substance” or “release” that is broader than that specified in either CERCLA, such broader meaning shall apply, and the term “hazardous substance” shall include, without limitation, all dehydration and treating wastes, waste (or spilled) oil, and waste (or spilled) petroleum products, and (to the extent in excess of background levels) radioactive material, even if such are specifically exempt from classification as hazardous substances pursuant to CERCLA or RCRA or the analogous statutes of any jurisdiction applicable to the specified person or its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets.

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  • The term "Environmental Law" or "Laws" means any federal, state, local law, statute ordinance, regulation or order, and all amendments thereto, pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, environmental condition or hazardous substances.


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Environmental Law or Laws means any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or orders of any Governmental Authority pertaining to the protection of the environment, as in effect at the applicable time and that are applicable to a specified Person and such Person's Subsidiaries, including the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ("RCRA"), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Hazardous & Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and any state laws implementing the foregoing federal laws, and all other environmental conservation or protection laws. For purposes of the Agreement, "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" shall not include laws primarily related to the protection of human health and safety and the terms "hazardous substance" and "releases" have the meanings specified in CERCLA (but without regard to the exclusions set forth in the definition of hazardous substance); provided, however, that to the extent other federal laws or the laws of the state in which the property is located establish a meaning for "hazardous substance" or "release" that is broader than that specified in CERCLA, such broader meaning shall apply, and the term "hazardous substance" shall include all dehydration and treating wastes, and (to the extent in excess of background levels) radioactive material, even if such items are not classified as hazardous substances or wastes pursuant to CERCLA, or RCRA or the analogous statutes of any applicable jurisdiction.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances or rules of the United States, any state of the United States, any foreign country and any political subdivision thereof pertaining to the protection of the environment currently in effect and applicable to a specified Person and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Clean Water Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Atomic Energy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Hazardous & Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, as amended, and any state or local Laws implementing or analogous to the foregoing federal Laws.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all federal, state or local laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, directions, requirements or court decrees pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, or the environmental conditions on, under or about the Premises, including, without limitation, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 X.X.X. §0000, et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder (“RCRA”); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 X.X.X. §0000, et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder (“CERCLA”), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 X.X.X. §0000, et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder; the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (15 X.X.X. §0000, et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. §136, et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act), as amended (33 X.X.X. §0000, et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder; the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §300f et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder; the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. §7401 et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder; and all parallel, similar or relevant Laws.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances or rules of the United States, any state of the United States, any foreign country and any political subdivision thereof, or any Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority: (a) relating to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); or (b) concerning the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials. The term "Environmental Law" includes, without limitation, the following (including their implementing regulations and any state analogs): the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all federal, state, local or municipal laws, common laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, treaties, ordinances, codes, decrees, or requirements of any governmental authority regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning environmental protection, health or safety matters, including all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation, removal or remediation of emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants or contaminants or relating to the manufacture, generation, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants or contaminants, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), the Toxic Substance Control Act ("TSCA"), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), the Clean Air Act ("CAA"), the Clean Water Act ("CWA"), the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act ("FIFRA") and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ("OSHA"), all as may have been amended.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all laws, statutes, Regulations, ordinances or rules of the United States, any state of the United States and any political subdivision thereof pertaining to the protection of the environment currently in effect and applicable to a specified Person and its Subsidiaries, including the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Hazardous & Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, and any state or local Laws implementing or analogous to the foregoing federal Laws.
Environmental Law or Laws means any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, or orders of any governmental authority pertaining to health or the environment in effect as of the date of this Agreement, including the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ("RCRA"), the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, all as amended through the date of this Agreement, any state or local Laws implementing the foregoing federal laws, and any state laws pertaining to the handling of oil and gas exploration and production wastes or the use, maintenance, and closure of pits and impoundments, and all other environmental conservation or protection laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the