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Lacey Act (Biodiversity)
Federal Law prohibiting the transporting purchasing and acquisition of animals or fish without a permit granted by the government. -
Soil Conservation Act (Land)
Put the soil conservation service in place to deal with soil erosion, soil surveys, and soil salinity. -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act (Biodiversity)
Put in place certain tests to assess the risk of pesticides and then regulates the administration of them. -
Fish and Wildlife Act (Biodiversity)
A bill that hoped to establish a national policy that could regulate and control commercial fishing. -
Price-Anderson Act (Energy)
Limited the liability of nuclear industries in the event of an accident in the United States. -
Wilderness Act (Biodiversity)
Established the legal definition of "wilderness" and protected about 9 million acres of federal land. -
Water Resource Planning Act (Water)
Created government positions in charge of creating principles to water resource locations. -
Land and Water Conservation Act (Biodiversity)
An act that provided money to local and state governments so that they could purchase land and water for the benefit of Americans. -
Water Quality Act (Water)
Prevented water pollution by requiring all states to enforce water quality standards. -
Species Conservation Act (Biodiversity)
Allowed listing of only native animal species as endangered and provided limited means for those listed species. -
Freedom of Information Act (Food)
A law that requires the executive branch and agencies to share information with the public about products that they are producing. -
National Trails System Act (Biodiversity)
A law that established a national system of scenic, historical, and recreational trails. -
National Environmental Policy Act (Biodiversity)
A aw that required agencies to issue an environmental impact statement before they did any major action that could affect the environment. -
Clean Water Act (Water)
Established goals as well as standards for America's water purity and quality. -
Marine Mammal Protection Act (Biodiversity)
Banned the taking of marine mammals found in the United States or the importation of mammals into the U.S. waters. Its purpose was to protect American marine life. -
Endangered Species Act (Biodiversity)
Program for the preservation and conservation of endangered plants and animals in their habitats. -
Renewable Resources Planning Act (Biodiversity)
Prioritizes periodic checkups of rangelands and forests in the United States. -
Safe Water Drinking Act (Water)
Protects drinking water in all states of America. Also established the minimum water quality standards for all water across America. -
Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (Biodiversity)
Outlines around 800 species that can not be commercially traded because they are on the brink of extinction. In addition, it listed about 29,000 other species that can be traded as long as it is monitored because they could easily become threatened by extinction. -
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (Biodiversity)
Authorized long range planning by the United States Forest Service to ensure a future supply of the resources that are found in the forest. -
Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Land)
It gave the Bureau of Land Management the all needed authority to manage their plans on land management. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (Biodiversity)
Hoped to reduce solid waste and prohibit open dumping of waste. -
National Forest Management Act (Biodiversity)
Oversaw the creation of a fund involving the salvage of damaged timber. -
Soil and Water Conservation Act (Water)
Provided for the appraisal of United States water and soil including wildlife habitats and fish. -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (Land)
Federal Law that requires all coal and surface mining operators to meet certain performance standards. -
Energy Tax Act (Energy)
Put a tax on all sources of energy that are not sustainable in hopes of eliminating them. -
Low Level Radioactive Policy Act (Energy)
The act that established the legal framework for the disposal of radioactive waste in the United States. -
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (Biodiversity)
Responsible for authorizing technical as well as financial assistance in the development of conservation plants for fish and wildlife. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Energy)
Required a specific cleanup of contaminated toxic waste sites. It was made to ensure and clarify the level of cleanup that is required for these sites and specifies liability. -
International Environmental Protection Act (Biodiversity)
Gave the president permission to aid other countries in protecting their wildlife and plants. It was an American strategy to preserve worldwide biological diversity. -
Food Security Act (Biodiversity)
An act that discouraged the conversion of wetlands into non-wetlands. -
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act (Biodiversity)
An act that authorized the purchase of swamps from water and land conservation fund monies. -
Montreal Protocol (Air)
Main goal was to reverse and fix the depletion of the ozone layer. -
Nuclear Waste Policy Act (Energy)
Created a site to deposit spent nuclear reactor fuel and high-level radioactive fuel. -
Ocean Dumping Ban Act (Biodiversity)
Made dumping or transporting sewage or industrial waste into the ocean illegal. -
Madrid Protocol (Food)
A system for managing marks globally. It was adopted internationally to help and aid with the international registration of trademarks. -
Environmental Education Act (Biodiversity)
Provided large amounts of funding for the environmental programs within public schools. -
Pollution Prevention Act (Air)
Required all facilities to attempt to reduce pollution in all of their activities. -
Waste Reduction Act (Land)
Established state policies that encouraged the reduction of hazardous waste. -
California Desert Protection Act (Biodiversity)
Created the Death Valley National Park and the Joshua National park which are two of the nation's newest parks. It also created the Mojave National Preserve located in Southern California. It's purpose is to provide for conservation, recreation, and the development of renewable energy. -
Clean Air Act (Air)
A law that designated the EPA's responsibilities when it comes to protecting and improving America's air quality. -
Food Quality Protection Act (Food)
Designed to specifically ensure that the pesticide levels in food meet certain, strict standards for the protection of public health. -
Kyoto Protocol (Energy)
An agreement between nations aimed at lowering industrialized countries' greenhouse gas emissions.