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This Act passed in 1891 allowed presidents to establish forest reserves; a place where cutting down trees and deforestation is illegal.
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Caused the protection of migratory birds between the U.S. and Great Britain.
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This Act was established to protect two species of eagles, making it illegal to hunt, injure, kill, and tamper with eagles in their natural envionment.
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Allows the Department Health and Human Services to respond to public health emergencies.
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1.5 million acre wetlands preserve on the southern tip of Florida and is home to hundreds of species.
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This treaty regulates the countries and the states that own parts of Antarctica
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Book written by Rachel Carson and was about the effects on the environment about the use of pesticides(DDT).
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This law was created to control and regulate air pollution at a national level.
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Was written by Howard Zahniser and it protected 9.1 million acres of federal land.
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Required states to issue water quality standards for interstate waters.
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The Environmental Protection Agency to protect the environment.
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It’s always celebrated on april 22 and it demonstrates support for environmental protection.
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Promotes the enhancement of of the environment and it also established the President’s Council on Environmental Quality.
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Coordinates the organization's environmental activities and assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.
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Primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.
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DDT, a poison used in pesticides, is banned from being used to produce.
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Arab members of the organization imposed an embargo on the U.S., because of their decision to resupply the Israeli military to gain leverage in wars.
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It carries out provisions outlined in The Convention on International Trade.
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World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th of June every year, and is the United Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment.
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Protects endangered plants and animals and it was opened for signature on 1973 and was finally established in 1975.
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Regulates the introduction of already existing or newly established chemicals and makes sure they aren’t harmful.
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Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste, including the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of.
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West Texas A&M alternative energy research branch and was about the use of energy and its alternatives.
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It became the main attraction of a massive environmental pollution disaster and harmed hundreds of people and hurt plants around it.
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Known as the Bhopal Disaster and was a gas leak and is considered to be the world’s worst industrial disaster.
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A nuclear power plant located in Chernobyl, Ukraine overheats and explodes, making the area lethally radioactive.
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Protects the stratospheric ozone layer by deleting the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances.
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Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker owned by Exxon shipping company spilled 10.8 million US gallons of U.S. oil.
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The Gulf War oil spill was one of the largest oil spills in history, resulting from the Gulf War in 1991.
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United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro.
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Fundamentally changed EPA's regulation of pesticides, making a safety finding when setting tolerances.
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The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part one) global warming is occurring.
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The Three Mile Island Unit 2 reactor partially melted down, causing the most serious accident in U.S. nuclear power plant history, although its small radioactive releases had no health effects on plant workers or the public.
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This act bans trafficking in illegal wildlife and includes plants and plant products such as paper and timber.
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World Food Summits are convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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A Deepwater Horizon oil spill and and was in the Gulf of Mexico and is considered to be the largest marine oil spill.
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