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Clipping and legal papers related to the Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act co-authored by Dennis Sabbath, 1991

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Date

1991

Description

The Chemical Catastrophe Prevention Act was proposed in 1991 after several chemical accidents occurred in Henderson, Nev. in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bill was passed and called for the implementation of the Chemical Accident Prevention Program (CAPP), which sets thresholds for dangerous substances, and guidelines for accident prevention, emergency response and public right-to-know.

Digital ID

jhp000569

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1r49k10z
Details

Subject

Law
Disasters

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

clippings (information artifacts)
legal documents

Archival Collection

Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers

Digital Project

Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project

Citation

jhp000569. Dennis and Roberta Sabbath Papers, 1970s-1991. MS-00731. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1r49k10z

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Standardized Rights Statement

Copyright Not Evaluated

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals are not held by UNLV Special Collections and Archives

Date Digitized

2015-04-20

Extent

65,955,345 bytes
2 images

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff