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Authorizing marine hospitals for the care of American merchant seamen.
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The current impasse over national forest management is an outgrowth of a century of federal resource policy.
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love canal is the long drawn out process. luis gibs helped build the public attention about the fact that their neighborhood was being built on toxic waste.
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the law says that if u kill or transport any migratory birds u will be put into jail
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The united nations conferences on envrionmental and development was major
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"protects the animals of florida , the wilderness is being protected."
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This law provides for the protection of the bald eagle (the national emblem) and the golden eagle by prohibiting, except under certain specified conditions, the taking, possession and commerce of such birds.
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establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters.
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human dangers on pesticides . book
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no killing of animals in the parks and protected areas.
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to preserve the animals that are on the list
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An Act to establish a national policy for the environment, to provide for the establishment of a Council on Environmental Quality, and for other purposes.
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none. starting of earth day
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An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protection the environment.
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. Its purpose is to create a body of law that can lead towards a better protection of human health and the environment, and to bring new issues to the attention of the international community.
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Convinced that the environmental damage from DDT was greater than the compound's possible benefits, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned the use of DDT in the United States in 1973.
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: provides a program that renews the threatened and endangered species of plants and animals and the habitats they are found in.
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not allowed to kill anaimals listed as almost "extinct"
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the primary regulatory law regarding toxic subatances.
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires federal agencies to assess the impact that debris, debris removal, hazardous wastes, and hazardous waste clean-up projects will have on air and water quality and take actions to prevent degradation.
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none.
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The Three Mile Island was the most serious in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history.
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large scale chemical disaster.
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The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel.
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major oil spill. , hit ice and dumped 11 to 53 million gallons
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Is authorized to set rules in order to strengthen air-quality standards, rules that have usually been met with enthusiasm by environmental organizations and large resistance by states and industries that bear much of the costs of implementation.
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The Clean Air Act is the law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer.
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The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development was a milestone in the history of population and development, as well as in the history of women's rights.
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The Summit is aimed at renewing the commitment of world leaders at the highest level to the eradication of hunger and malnutrition and the achievement of food security for all, through the adoption of concerted policies and actions at global, regional and national level.
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The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.