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Interstate Commerce Clause

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-014824

A clause of the U.S. Constitution which reserves to the federal government the right to regulate the conduct of business across state lines. Under this clause, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states may not inequitably restrict the disposal of out-of-state wastes in their jurisdictions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-014824
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesTerms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014824",
  "term": "Interstate Commerce Clause",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A clause of the U.S. Constitution which reserves to the federal government the right to regulate the conduct of business across state lines. Under this clause, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states may not inequitably restrict the disposal of out-of-state wastes in their jurisdictions.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/interstate-commerce-clause/"
}

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