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Lacey Act
Limited hunting, Saved endangered species. Harvesting trees. -
national Environmental Policy
NEPT -
federal insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
enforced by the EPA. protects environment. makes sure things have labels and have more control over it. -
Clean Air Act
ensures to keep pollutants out of the air. -
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Designed to save lives in the work place and prevent injuries. -
Declaration of the Conference on the Human Environment
Ensuring sustainability. -
Edangered Species Act
Prtect land that animals live on or endangered species specifically. -
Toxic Substance Control Act
EPA can test for chemicals in manufactured goods. -
International Trade in Edangered Species
Ban on trading endangered species -
Emergency Planning and community Right to Know Act
PUblic deserves to know when there is an emergency, -
Clean Water Act
regulates pollution in water. Helps water stay clean and safe. -
Convention on the Law of the Sea
replaced the original -
Convention of Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol
Helps Ozone. there is a treaty involved with this. -
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Makes sure food is good for you, effectiveness of drugs, and makes sure cosmetics are good to use. -
CERCLA
EPO enforced it. a lake caught on fire four times which sparked the idea for this plan. This policy prohibits the leaking of hazardous wastes or pullutants. -
The OPA
Ensures no oil to get out. In ocean on land tries to keep it free from oil. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
Ensured quality of drinking water for U.S. EPA enforced it. The test results of 36 industrial pollutants in one lake is what pushed this policy. -
Food Quality Protection Act
Enforced by EPA. Ensures noticieds in food especailly baby food. encourages safer pesticides -
Convention of Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocal
Reduced green house gases. Penalties put in place. Enforced by the United Nations.