environmental acts

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  • Lacy Act of 1900

    Lacy Act of 1900

    The Lacy Act helped control non-native species.
  • Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938, 1954, 1958

    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938, 1954, 1958

    The FFDCA helped regualte the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. It also ensure that labels must be accurate and not misleading.
  • The Clean Water Act of 1977: 1981, 1987

    The Clean Water Act of 1977: 1981, 1987

    The CWA regulates water pollution.
  • The Clean Air Act of 1963: 1970, 1977, 1990

    The Clean Air Act of 1963: 1970, 1977, 1990

    The CAA regulates air pollution.
  • The Occupational Safety and Health Act

    The Occupational Safety and Health Act

    The OSHA helps make the work place safer and save lifes.
  • National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

    National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

    The NEPA helps preserve our environment.
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodentcide Act of 1972, 1988

    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodentcide Act of 1972, 1988

    The FIFRA made strciter restrictions on pesticide control and helped protect the public health.
  • Declaration of the Conference on the Human Environment of 1972

    Declaration of the Conference on the Human Environment of 1972

    This act helps protect resources so we do not run out of them.
  • Convention on International Trade in endagered Species of 1973

    Convention on International Trade in endagered Species of 1973

    The CITES made it illegal to trade endangered species, so this helped protect the endangered species.
  • The Endangered Species Act 1973,1982, 1985, 1988

    The Endangered Species Act 1973,1982, 1985, 1988

    The ESA helped protect the endangered and threatened species with helo from the government.
  • The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974: 1984, 1996

    The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974: 1984, 1996

    THe SDWA ensures quality of drinking water by protecting bodies of water.
  • The Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976

    The Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976

    The TSCA ensured that any chemical must have a list of every ingrediant in the chemical if not it will be tested.
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

    This act limited and helped prevent hazardous waste from water.
  • Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982

    Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982

    This act shared the wealth and technology to underdevloped countries.
  • The Emergency Planning and Community right-to-know Act

    The Emergency Planning and Community right-to-know Act

    The EPCRA improved comminty access to information about chemical hazards.
  • Convention of Ozone Pepletion and the Montreal Protocol of 1986

    Convention of Ozone Pepletion and the Montreal Protocol of 1986

    This act helped protect the ozone layer.
  • The Oil Pollution Act of 1990

    The Oil Pollution Act of 1990

    The OPA made it that every oil company must have a plan incase of an oil spill.
  • Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

    Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

    The FQPA required food with oesticides require labeling to prevent adverse effects.
  • Convention of Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocal of 1986

    Convention of Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocal of 1986

    This act helped reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses in the environment and also put penalties in place to regulate better.