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Buying and Selling Real Estate
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Lawline FAQ: This information emphasizes the buying and selling of residential real estate. Many would be home buyers use the services of a real estate agent. Although the use of a real estate agent is not required, he or she can help by handling some of the details involved.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Buying Your Home and the Law
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Buying a home involves complex considerations. Once you have decided on the area in which you wish to live, you can save time and frustration by working with an experienced real estate broker. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Comprar un hogar (Buying a Home)
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PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Enviromapper - Locating Environmental Problems, Solutions and Environmental Justice Issues
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On-line mapping tool from the Environmental Protection Agency, maps EPA-regulated facilities, brownfields tax-incentive zones, surface water, watershed environmental information, superfund clean up sites, and environmental justice information according to zip code.
By: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Health
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Environmental Health is charged with protecting the health of South Carolina?s families, our visitors, and our environment through the application of scientific principles and sound management practices in the areas of Food Protection, Onsite Wastewater Management, and General Sanitation.
By: SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Environmental Laws and Regulations
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(1) Major statutes or laws that form the legal basis for the programs of the EPA. (2) Federal regulations codified in the Code of Federal Regulations and additional material related to Title 40: Protection of Environment. (3) A collection of non-binding guidance materials issued by EPA Headquarters offices since January 1, 1999. The collection includes documents issued to Regions, states, and/or the regulated community which explain what must be done to meet environmental requirements or explain how EPA will exercises its discretion in implementing statutory or regulatory requirements. Highlights: (a) About the Food Quality Protection Act, (b) Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act, (c) RCRA* Orientation Manual, (d)
Safe Drinking Water Act: Past Present and Future
By: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency E-Docket
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The EDocket is an electronic docket, or list of the EPA's proposed rule-making actions. You can use the EDocket to find out what new rules or rule-changes the EPA is planning to take action on in the near future. You may also send your comments about the rules to the EPA electronically.
Federal agencies like EPA use the rule-making process to issue regulations unless this is not allowed under the statutes passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. The rulemaking process generally follows a simple procedure called 'notice and comment.' The agency provides notice of a pending regulation by publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register. Any person or organization may review this notice and submit comments on it in writing. In some cases public hearings are held where interested parties may speak and provide comments. The period during which comments are accepted may vary for individual actions, but it usually is 30, 60, or 90 days.
By: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Quality Control
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The Office of Environmental Quality Control (EQC) is the environmental regulatory arm of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. EQC is responsible for the enforcement of federal and state environmental laws and regulations, and for the issuing of permits, licenses and certifications for activities which may affect the environment.
By: SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Home Owner/Business Owner - All You Ever Wanted to Know About Homeowners Insurance
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PDF document (may load slowly).
By: SC Department of Insurance
Home Owner/Business Owner - General Information
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La conexión para la traducción Española está en la derecha.
By: SC Department of Insurance
Homeowners Insurance FAQs
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La conexión para la traducción Española está en la derecha.
By: SC Department of Insurance
House of Worship Insurance - Purchase and Maintenance of Insurance
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La conexión para la traducción Española está en la derecha.
By: SC Department of Insurance
Internet Consumer Recycling Guide
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This recycling guide provides a starting point for consumers in the USA and Canada searching the net for recycling information. The information is for regular folks with regular household quantities of materials to recycle.
By: Evergreen Industries & Obviously Enterprises
Landlord-Tenant Brochure
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PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
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Spanish / Español
RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) Orientation Manual: Hazardous Wastes
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This manual provides introductory information on solid and hazardous waste management programs under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Also addressed is the basic framework of the RCRA regulatory program for new EPA and state employees, those new to RCRA, and others interested in the Act in seven sections: introduction to RCRA, managing solid waste - RCRA Subtitle D, managing hazardous waste - RCRA Subtitle C, managing underground storage tanks, RCRA Subtitle I, miscellaneous statutory provisions (such as procurement guidelines), RCRA and its relationship to other environmental statutes, and public involvement in RCRA.
By: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Second National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
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The Report is the second in a series of publications that provide an ongoing assessment of the exposure of the U.S. population to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring. Biomonitoring is the assessment of human exposure to chemicals by measuring the chemicals or their metabolites in human specimens such as blood or urine. Released January 31, 2003.
By: Center for Disease Control
Tenants' Rights and the Law
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Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, this brochure includes important information about your rights and responsibilities. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Bar Association
What to Do When You Find an Environmental Problem or Crime
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What do you do when you find someone violating an environmental law? Unlike seeing someone rob a store, seeing someone violate an environmental law is not remedied by just calling 911. If you truly want to do something about an illegal dump or other environmental crime, you must make a lot of noise in a great number of places. These web pages tell you where to go and what to do.
By: Wild Law
Wild Law Web Site: Environmental Legal Resources
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Environmental Legal Resources including information and handbooks about (1) the Basics of Environmental Law, (2) How to Look Up Laws and Cases, (3) Blowing the Whistle and Defending Yourself, (4) Understanding the Administrative Procedure Act, (5) Citizens' Guides on Using the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Acts (to get info from the federal government), and much more.
By: WildLaw: A Non-Profit Environmental Law Firm Defending the Wild!
Zoomer - Zoom In On Your Environment
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Use Zoomer to zoom in on useful tips and news about the environment in your neighborhood. Find out where to take old paint cans. Check out the day's pollen count. Learn about local wildlife. Get the scoop here ? it's free!
By: Sierra Club
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