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The forest reserves were transferred to the Forest Service by President Teddy Roosevelt and then were designated as national forests in 1907.
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Implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds.
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United States federal act that protects two species of eagle.
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Protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the elusive Florida panther.
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The whole complex of arrangements made for the purpose of regulating relations among states in the Antarctic since it does not have any human population there.
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An environmental science book by Rachel Carson, it documented the adverse effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
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United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level.
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It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected 9.1 million acres of federal land.
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International agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
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Banned after it was discovered to be dangerous to wildlife and the environment.
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Promotes the enhancement of the environment.
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Founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in.
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United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste.
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Independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.
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The primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.
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Coordinates the organization's environmental activities and assists developing countries.
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Primary federal law that fights to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters.
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During the Arab-Israeli War, Arab members of OPEC imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to resupply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations.
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Serves as the enacting legislation to carry out the provisions outlined in The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
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Convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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Celebrated every year on June 5th and was established to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
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Act that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals.
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Provides education and outreach around the U.S. and the globe.
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The area sat on 21,000 tons of toxic industrial waste that had been buried underground in the 1940s and '50s by a local company.
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The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, partially melted down and luckily had no detectable health effects on nearby workers.
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Also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, it was a gas leak incident and is considered to be the world's worst industrial disaster.
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Was as a catastrophic nuclear accident in Russia.
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An oil tanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, headed for long beach California struck Prince William Sound´s Bligh Reef which spilled 10.8 million US gallons of oil.
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Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
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One of the largest oil spills in history, resulting from the Gulf War in 1991.
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The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.
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Act to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
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An international treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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This act bans trafficking in illegal wildlife. This landmark legislation is the world's first ban on trade in illegally sourced wood products.
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Considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.
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An agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance, starting in the year 2020.
