LANL complies with more than 30 state and federal regulations and policies designed to protect human health and the environment.
Regulators
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE):
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS):
New Mexico Environment Department (NMED):
- NMED Homepage
- NMED DOE Oversight Office
Requirements
The specific requirements of environmental laws are published in the Code of Federal Regulations and the New Mexico Administrative Code.
Federal Requirements:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces the federal regulations.
New Mexico State Requirements:
The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) enforces the state requirements for air, water and waste.
- New Mexico Administrative Code
- Title 20 - Environmental Protection
Federal Statutes
Summaries of U.S. Environmental Laws and Executive Orders.
- Clean Air Act (CAA): Requirements for air quality and air emissions from facility operations
- Clean Water Act (CWA): Requirements for water quality and water discharges from facility operations
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA): Mitigation of pollution and contamination on LANL property
- Environmental Management System (EMS): Continuous set of processes and practices undertaken to enable LANL to achieve environmental missions and goals
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act (EPCRA): Public’s right to know about chemicals released into the community
- Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA): Protection of rare species of plants and animals and their habitat
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Projects evaluated for environmental impacts
- National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA): Projects evaluated for environmental impacts to historical sites
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA): Regulates generation, transportation, treatment, storage of solid waste, hazardous waste, and underground tanks storing petroleum products and other hazardous substances