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Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance (1787)
These ordinance gave teh federal government he right to manage unsettled lands. -
Homestead act of 1862
Citizens could claim 160 acres of public land. After living on it for five years, they could own it for a fee of $16. -
General mining law
The act provided land for $5 per acre and allowed mining to occur subject to local customs with no government oversight. -
The Newlands Reclemation Act
'A policy of conservation and best use practices for western United states. ' Theodore Resevelt helped create this act source: http://www.glencanyon.org/glen_canyon/history -
National Park
Congress created the National Park service to manage the growing number of national parks and monuments. -
Emergancy Conversation Work Act
The first major work relief act passed as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's new dead programs. on March 31, 1933 Congress approved this act. Source -
National environmental policy act
SourceOne of the first laws ever written that establishes the broad national framework of protecting the environment. This acts policy was that all branches of government give proper consideration to the environment prior to undertaking any major federal action that significantly affects the envrionment. -
Earth Day
Found by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, after witnessing the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. source -
Clean Water Act
An act that's the principle law governing pollution control and water quality of the nations waterways. source -
Pollution Prevention Act
The policy that focuses on industry, government and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. source -
The B.P. Oil spill
April 20 - July 15, 2010 also know as The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, one of the worst oil spills in US history, 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf (The Gulf Of Mexico Source
