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Environmental Protection
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Forest Reserve Act
Set aside public lands as forest reserve; to preserve natural resources for future generations -
Antiquities Act of 1906
Obligates federal agencies that manage public lands to preserve for the historic, scientific, commemmorative, and cultural values; also allows the President to protect landmarks, structures, and objects by designating them to be a national monument -
The Weeks Act
Gave the Secretary of Agriculture the ability to purchase forested, cut-over, and exposed lands to use for navigable streams and opened to possibility of there being nationl forests in the east also -
The Wilderness Act
Created a system of wilderness reserves and a specific management guidance for the wilderness areas that were authorized by the Congress -
National Environmental Policy Act
Requiring the branches of government to assess any major federal action that may significantly harm the environment -
Earth Day
Brings awareness to the environment and to improving the state of the earth and preserving nature -
Environmental Protection Agency
Established to protect the earth and its nature, also to protect the safety of the public -
The Lorax
A fictional story written by Dr. Seuss that sends environmental messages to the audience -
Coastal Zone Management Act
Provides a partnership with the states and federal government to work together to protect the coastal lines from environmentally harmful overdevelopment and also provides federal funding to participating coastal states to execute measures for conserving coastal lines -
Clean Water Act
Creates the basic structure for regulating discharged pollutants into the waters of the U.S.; first enacted in 1948, but significantly reorganized and expanded in 1972 -
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
Provides for the scenic, scientific, historical, and ecological values of federal lands and allows the public to manage them. -
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Supports the use of deep geological repositories for the safe storage or disposal of radioactive waste -
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Requires companies to disclose information about toxic chemicals released into the air and water and disposed of on the land -
Shore Protection Act
Prohibits transportation of waste within coastal waters by a vessel without a permit or any other marking -
Ocean Dumping Act
Also called the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. Prohibits transportation of materials from U.S. for ocean dumping, of materials from anywhere for ocean dumping by U.S. agencies or U.S.-flagged vessels, and of materials from outside U.S. to U.S. territorial seas; permit required to be an exception -
Clean Air Act
Defines the responsibilities of the EPA to protect and improve the nation's air quality and the ozone layer -
Oil Pollution Act
Requires oil facilites and vessels to prepare spill-resonse plans and to provide for its execution efficiently -
The Lorax: The Movie
About sending environmental messages to advocate awareness of nature
