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Key
Green means Land.
Blue means Water.
Purple means Pollution.
Red means Animals are involved.
Yellow mean Energy.
Grey means Humans. -
Forest Reserve Act of 1891
Separates forest reserves from the land -
Lacey Act 1900 then 2008 for plants
Bans trafficking in illegal wildlife. Prohibits the transport of illegally harvested game animals across state lines. -
Antiquities Act 1906
Legal protection of cultural and natural resources -
Migratory Bird Act 1916
Protects migrating birds between the US and England -
National Park Service Act
It established park rangers/ National Park Service -
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
it says any duck hunter 16 years or older have to have a hunting stamp -
Taylor Grazing Act
regulation of eating on the public land -
Soil Conservation Act of 1935
Allows the government to pay famers to reduce on making produces to conserve the land. -
Price-Anderson Act 1957
liability if people of the publics property gets destroyed by a nuclear power plant -
Wilderness Act 1964
It says that the wilderness is an area that is untrammeled with by man -
Land and Water Conservation Act 1965
provides funds and matching grants for land and water -
Water Pollution Control Act 1972
basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into water -
Clean Water Act 1972
regulating pollution in water -
Marine Mammal Protection
prohibits the killing of ALL marine mammals in the U.S. and prohibits the import or export of any marine mammal body parts. -
Endangered Species Act of 1973
it conserves species that are endangered or threatened. Authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine which animals go on the endangered and threatened list. It prohibits the trading and harming of those animals. Authorizes the government to purchase habitat that is critical to the species. -
Safe Drinking Water Act 1974
protect public health by regulating the drinking water supply -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 1976
it governs the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste -
Clean Air Act 1977
to protect public health and welfare to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutions -
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
funded clean-up sites that were contaminated -
Convention on Biological Diversity
Established a treaty to protect biodiversity
-conservation
-Sustainable
-pharmaceutical drugs -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1996
it watches the sales, distribution, registration, and use of pesticides.
