Question 1
The Environmental Protection Agency was created through an executive order by President Richard Nixon. The Federal Agency was created for the purposes of enforcing the environmental statutes enacted by the Congress. Just like any other federal agency, the Environmental Protection Agency has the powers associated with the three arms of the government. It can legislate, administer and adjudicate. The regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency have to be published in the Federal Register. If they are positively receipted they gain the force of law after 90 days. The Agency uses fines ...
