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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

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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.

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jhp000569
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    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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    Digitized materials: physical originals are not held by UNLV Special Collections and Archives

    Date Digitized

    2015-04-20

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    65,955,345 bytes
    2 images

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff