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national parks service act
established national park service in u.s. -
soil conservation act
deals with soil erosion problems -
federal insecticide,fungicide,rodenticide, act
provides federal regulation of pesticide distribution sale and use -
Clean Air Act
first in US encouraged research and technical things to control air pollution -
fish and wildlife act
makes nation fish,shell fish, and wildlife resource policy and emphasis on commercial fishing industry -
Price Anderson Act
Limits the liability of the nulclear industry if there is a nuclear accident in the US -
wilderness Act
Protects wildlands for future generations -
Water Resource Planning Act
Plans made to maintian water adequacy in US -
Water Quality Act
sets standards for water quality in US -
Land and Water Conservation Act
asist preserving developing and assuring accessiblity to all citizen of US outdoor recreation -
Species conservation act
conserves and protects biodiversity in threatened and endangered species -
Freedom of Information Act
Says any person has a right to obtain access to federal agency records -
National Trail System Act
Promotes preservation of public access to travel within and enjoyment of recreational activities -
National Environmental Policy Act
broad national framework that protects our environment -
Marine Mammal Protection Act
orhibits taking of marine mammals -
Clean Water Act
regulates discharge of polllutants of point source and basis for NPDES permit program -
Endangered Species Act
Conservation of endangered and threatened species and their habitats -
Renewable Resource Planning Act
requires the secretary of agriculture to have an assessment of the nations renewable resources every 10 years -
Safe Drinking water Act
Protects the quality of drinking water in the US -
Convention an International Trade in Endangered Species
Says you cannot trade endangered species -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
controlso generation, transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste -
National Forest Management Act
management of renewable resources on national forest land -
Forest Rangeland Renewable Resource Planning Act
Management of nations renewable resourcew is very complex and changes with time -
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
guide the bureau of Land management and outlines their authority on public land -
Soil and Water Conservation Act
give USDA assessment and planning authorities for conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil and water -
Surface Mining and Reclaimation Act
regulates surface mining and recreation activities -
Energy Tax Act
provides tax incentives for production and conservation of energy -
Arctic Conservation Act
preserves plants and animals in the arctic -
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
Authorizes EPA to respond tol release of hazardous substances -
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
authorizes financial technical assistance to states for development revision and implementaion of conservation plans and programs for non game fish and wildlife -
Low level Radioactive Policy Act
eases burden on places who took in the radioactive waste from the nations -
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
supports the use of deep geologic repositories for the safe storage or disposal of radioactive waste -
International Environmental Protection Act
authorizes president to assist countries in protecting and maintaining wildlife habitat and provides active role in conservation -
Food Security Act
allowed lower commodity price and income supports and established a dairy heard buy out program -
Emergency Wetland Resource Act
promotes wetland conservation -
Montreal Protocol
designated to produce their consumption of ozone depleting substances to reduce it in the atmosphere -
Ocean Dumping Ban
prohibits all municipal sewage sludge and industrial waste dumping into the ocean -
Madrid Protocol
provides protection of trademarks -
Pollution Prevention Act
focuses everyones attention on reducing pollution through cost effective changes in production opperation and raw material use -
Waste Reduction Act
improve data collection and dissemination regaurding reduction of toxic chemical emission -
Environmental Education Act
we need to e9ducate the people about threats to human health and the environment -
Lacey Act
its unlawful for any person to import export transport sell recieve aquire or purchas fish wildlife or plant in violation of any protections -
California Desert Protection Act
national parks preserving the desert -
Food Quality Protection Act
creates food safety laws -
Kyoto Protocol
sets binding obligations on industralized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emission
