definiens: shall mean all applicable Laws, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder : ( a ) of the United States of America ; and ( b ) of any state or local governmentalsubdivision within the United States of America ( and all agencies, departments, courts or any other subdivision of anyof the foregoing, which have jurisdiction ) concerning pollution or protection of the environment, or public health andsafety, including Laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases, or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum - based materials or wastes, or chemicals, Hazardous Substances, or toxic substances orwastes into ambient air, surface water, ground water, or lands or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling of pollutants, contaminants, or chemicals, Hazardous Substances, or toxic materials or wastes . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, suchEnvironmental Laws include, but are not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation andLiability Act of 1980, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, each as amended