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allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain
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a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold
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This law gives the President of the United States the authority to, by presidential proclamation, create national monuments from federal lands to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features
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a United States federal law that established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the United States Department of the Interior
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enacted in order to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain
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a United States federal law that provides for the regulation of grazing on the public lands to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use
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a United States federal law that allowed the government to pay farmers to reduce production so as to conserve soil and prevent erosion
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Federal statute that governs the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides in the United States
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They just value and conserve nature. They keep a list of threatened species called the "red list".
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which governs liability-related issues for all non-military nuclear facilities constructed in the United States before 2026
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controlled air pollution in the USA
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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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provides funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water, for the benefit of all Americans
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commonly known as the Clean Water Act. Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States
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Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States
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It prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the US and prohibits the import or export of any marine mammal body parts.
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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. It is an International agreement between 175 countries
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conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend
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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. The act also authorizes the government to purchase habitat that is critical to the species.
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focuses on ensuring that public drinking water meets appropriate safety standards; in contrast, the Clean Water Act regulates pollution in our nation's lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
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principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste
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principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste
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designed to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants
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Established a treaty to protect Biodiversity.
1.) Conservation
2.) Sustainable use
3.) Equitably share the benefits that emerge from the commercial use of resources (i.e. pharmaceutical drugs).