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Lacey Act
A Federal conservation law that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants, that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. This act was enforced after there was a major increase of illegal commercial hunting in the United States. -
National Parks Service Act
A United States Federal law that established the National Parks Service, an agency of the U.S Department of Interior. -
Clean Air Act
A federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level. After laws like the 1955 Air Pollution Control Act, it provided funds to do more research on air pollution, leading to the creation of the Clean Air Act -
Nuclear Waste Policy
This federal law established a comprehensive national program for safely disposing highly reactive waste. This law was developed because nuclear power plants were beginning to run out of space to store the waste. -
Food Quality Protection Act
This act was created to standardize the way the EPA managed the use of pesticides. The Federal Government created this law after the EPA was sued for failing to enforce the Delaney Clause
