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He was an early advocate for wildlife conservation.
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A book written about the importance of living one with nature.
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One of the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United States.
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A conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold.
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The system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants
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Administers harvesting and development of the nation's forests.
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National Audubon Society's mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife.
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An act for the preservation of American antiquities, such as Native American lands and artifiacts.
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Provides for the regulation of grazing on the public lands to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use.
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A stamp required by the United States federal government to hunt migratory waterfowl.
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The mission of the agency reads as "working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people."
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This book documented the detrimental effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
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Created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States.
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It protects wild rivers and scenic rivers from development that would substantially change their wild or scenic nature.
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The river is famous for being "the river that caught fire," helping to spur the environmental movement in the late 1960s.
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Established a U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment.
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Federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level.
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Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction.
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Provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
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CFCs and other contributory substances are referred to as ozone-depleting substances.
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Protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal.
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Primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States.
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Restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters.
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The subject of national and international attention after it was revealed in the press that the site had formerly been used to bury 21,000 tons of toxic waste.
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Nuclear power plant overheated causing major uproar in Pennsylvania.
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Gas leak accident in India.
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A nuclear explosion in Russia.
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Federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances.
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An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer.
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An oil tanker that spilled barrells of oil near Alaska.
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Set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use.
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Established the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert.
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