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National Parks Service Act
National Law
Establishes the National Park Service. They're tasked with maintaining National Parks and monuments in order to preserve the aesthetic beauty of the United States. -
Clean Air Act
National Law
There was a growing need for federal intervention with pollution
The Clean Air Act accomplished this by establishing a federal program within the U.S. Public Health Service and authorized research into techniques for monitoring and controlling air pollution. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
National Law
There were inconsistancies in water quality throughout the United States, so it was created to address that and create standards.
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the federal law that protects public drinking water supplies throughout the nation. Under the SDWA, EPA sets standards for drinking water quality and with its partners implements various technical and financial programs to ensure drinking water safety. -
Nuclear Waste Policy
National Law
Prior to this law, United States nuclear power plants were dumping waste without any management, creating several avenues for contamination.
The Nuclear Waste Policy created a timetable and procedure for establishing a permanent, underground repository for high-level radioactive waste by the mid-1990s, and provided for some temporary federal storage of waste, including spent fuel from civilian nuclear reactors. -
oil pollution act
National Law
Too many oil spills were occuring and oil companies didn't have cleanup plans
The law states that companies must have a "plan to prevent spills that may occur" and have a "detailed containment and cleanup plan" for oil spills. The law also includes a clause that prohibits any vessel that, after March 22, 1989, has caused an oil spill of more than one million U.S. gallons (3,800 m³) in any marine area, from operating in the Prince WIlliam Sound
