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美国海岸警卫队(USCG)的法规和执法政策为到美国水域从事航运的人们所熟知,因为在这些法规的制定中考虑了航运业的特点。然而,在美国还存在另一个执法机构,即美国环境保护署(EPA),该机构在海事界越来越受到人们的关注。同USCG不同,EPA对航运业的运作方式知之甚少,也不想对整个行业有更多的了解。EPA所执行的法律法规,总的来说,并不仅是针对航运业而是适用于所有行业。
USCG’s regulatory and enforcement policies are well-known to those engaged in shipping to U.S. waters because of the nature of the shipping industry in the development of these regulations. However, there is another law enforcement agency in the United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is receiving more and more attention in the maritime community. Unlike the USCG, the EPA knows little about how the shipping industry works and does not want to know more about the industry as a whole. The laws and regulations that the EPA enforces, in general, are not just for the shipping industry but for all industries.