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Was put in place to protect wooded areas as "forest reserves"
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Law that bans trafficking in illegal wildlife to the US
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One of the earliest laws in the US that prohibits the transport of illegally harvested game animals across state lines
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First law to establish that archaeological sites on public lands are important public resources.
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To conserve the scenery, national and historic objects, and the wild life therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in cut manner and by such matter and by such means as well leave them unimpaired for future generations
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Established the prohibition to "pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture, kill, possess, offer for sale, sell, offer to purchase, deliver for shipment, etc. any migratory bird, or any part of nest, eggs or bird
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Requires each waterfowl hunter 16 years of ago or older to possess a valid Federal Hunting Stamp
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Was intended to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration and to stabilize livestock industry.
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Was signed to combat soil erosion and preserve natural resources
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US Federal law that set up the basic US system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers and the environment
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Prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the US and prohibits the import and export of any marine mammals body or body parts
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Established the basic structure for regulation pollutant discharges into the waters of the US
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The main goal of IUCN is to value nature and conserve the environment. It keeps a list of threatened species known as the red list.
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The main purpose of the Price-Anderson Act is to ensure the availability of a large pool of funds to provide compensation for members of the public who incur damages from a nuclear for radiological incident no matter who might be liable
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Created the national wilderness preservation system and recognized wilderness as "an area where the Earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain"
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Was established to fulfill a bipartisan commitment to safeguard our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation to all americans.
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Established a major research program, rub by EPA, to develop new and innovative ways of dealing with solid waste
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Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the US and it gave EPA the authority to implement pollution control programs such as settling wastewater standards for industry.
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora controls the international trade of threatened plants and animals. International agreement between 175 countries
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Authorizes the US Fish and Wildlife Service to determine which species can be listed as threatened or endangered and prohibits the harming/trading of these species. Also gives the government the power to purchase a habitat that is critical in species.
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Provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range and o conserve the ecosystems.
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Federal law that protects public drinking and water supplies throughout the nation
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Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle to grave"
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Provides a "Superfood" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites as well as accidents, spills, or other emergency releases of pollutants or contaminants.
