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7 U.S.C. § 136 — for purposes of this subchapter

The term “environment” includes water, air, land, and all plants and man and other animals living therein, and the interrelationships which exist among these.

10 U.S.C. § 2700 — in this chapter (7 versions over time)

The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601).

15 U.S.C. § 2602 — as used in this chapter

The term “environment” includes water, air, and land and the interrelationship which exists among and between water, air, and land and all living things.

42 U.S.C. § 11049 — for purposes of this chapter

The term “environment” includes water, air, and land and the interrelationship which exists among and between water, air, and land and all living things.

42 U.S.C. § 9601 — in this section (7 versions over time)

The term “environment” means (A) the navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone, and the ocean waters of which the natural resources are under the exclusive management authority of the United States under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.], and (B) any other surface water, ground water, drinking water supply, land surface or subsurface strata, or ambient air within the United States or under the jurisdiction of the United States.

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