FEDERALhearing transcript

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1979 Senate Hearings on Hazardous and Toxic Waste Disposal

Original title: Hazardous and toxic waste disposal. Part 4: joint hearings before the Subcommittees on Environmental Pollution and Resource Protection of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session. March 28 - September 7, 1979.

July 20, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

These hearings served as a foundational legislative record for federal policy, influencing the development of regulations governing how toxic materials are handled and disposed of nationwide.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Environmental Protection Agency

The agency is responsible for implementing and enforcing the waste disposal regulations discussed during these hearings.

Industrial waste generators

These entities are subject to the regulatory frameworks and disposal standards debated during the hearings.

What changed

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Summary

This document is a transcript record of joint congressional hearings held in 1979 by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The hearings focused on the management, disposal, and regulation of hazardous and toxic waste materials in the United States.

Key Facts

The document covers joint hearings held between March 28, 1979, and September 7, 1979.
The hearings were conducted by the Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution and the Subcommittee on Resource Protection.
The primary subject matter is the disposal and management of hazardous and toxic waste.
The hearings took place during the first session of the Ninety-sixth Congress.

Why It Matters

These hearings served as a foundational legislative record for federal policy, influencing the development of regulations governing how toxic materials are handled and disposed of nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of these hearings?

The hearings were held to gather information and testimony regarding the disposal and management of hazardous and toxic waste in the United States.

When did these hearings take place?

The hearings occurred between March 28, 1979, and September 7, 1979.

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Foundational Environmental Regulation

The hearings represent a critical period in the late 1970s where Congress moved toward comprehensive federal oversight of toxic waste disposal.

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on Environment and Public Works“Parent committee for the subcommittees.”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Resource Protection“Joint committee conducting the hearings.”Map →

organizationUnited States Senate“Legislative body hosting the hearings.”Map →

organizationSubcommittee on Environmental Pollution“Joint committee conducting the hearings.”Map →

Sources

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