environmental-regulation-summaries

name	environmental-regulation-summaries
title	Environmental Regulation Summary
description	Generates structured summaries of U.S. environmental laws, compliance obligations, and permitting requirements for specific industries or projects. Covers federal statutes (CAA, CWA, RCRA, CERCLA, NEPA as amended by FRA 2023, ESA, TSCA), state analogs, and local requirements. Maps regulations to business activities including permitting, reporting, monitoring, and penalties (referencing 40 CFR § 19.4 inflation-adjusted maximums). Reflects post-Sackett WOTUS scope, PFAS CERCLA designation, CEQ regulation rescission (effective April 11, 2025), and TSCA PFAS reporting. Use when advising on environmental compliance, assessing regulatory exposure, onboarding to a regulated industry, or building compliance programs for manufacturing, energy, construction, agriculture, mining, or waste management.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/environmental-regulation-summaries
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	environmental
language	en
tags	["regulatory","summary","analysis","summarization"]

Environmental Regulation Summary

Identifies applicable environmental laws, compliance obligations, and permitting requirements for a defined industry, activity, or project. Produces a structured regulatory matrix, media-specific obligations, and a permitting roadmap. Detailed regulatory matrix and permitting tables live in references/REGULATORY-MATRIX.md; SKILL.md retains the workflow and core orientation.

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Related skills

• phase-i-esa — for Phase I ESA / AAI compliance under CERCLA.
• consent-decree-epa — for federal enforcement settlement drafting.
• nov-response — for responding to agency Notices of Violation.
• environmental-impact-statement — for NEPA EIS preparation.
• eir-summary — for CEQA/NEPA EIR/EIS review.
• compliance-summaries — for cross-sector compliance posture summaries.
• Permit-specific skills: npdes-permit-application, spcc-plan, swppp, tri-form-r, hazardous-waste-manifest, asbestos-abatement-plan, lead-paint-disclosure.
• Real-property cleanup skills: brownfields-agreement, environmental-indemnity, environmental-covenant-and-easement, conservation-easement.

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Prerequisites

Gather before starting:

1. Industry or activity — manufacturing, energy, construction, agriculture, mining, waste management, or other.
2. Jurisdiction — federal only, specific state(s), local, or multi-jurisdictional.
3. Environmental media — air emissions, water discharge, hazardous waste, land use, wildlife, or combination.
4. Project description (if applicable) — type, scale, activities triggering regulatory review.
5. Regulatory currency — confirm review against references/AUTHORITY-STATUS.md and re-verify any item older than 12 months.

Quick Start

1. Collect prerequisites above.
2. Build the regulatory matrix from references/REGULATORY-MATRIX.md (federal statutes + state analogs).
3. Map compliance obligations by environmental media.