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An act passed by Woodrow Wilson that is an agency of the United States federal government that manages all U.S. national parks, many American national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.
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Signed by FDR. Allowed the government to pay farmers to reduce production so as to "conserve soil" and prevent erosion.
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This act provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.
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First passed in 1957 and since renewed several times, which governs liability-related issues for all non-military nuclear facilities constructed in the United States before 2026.
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Protects fish and wildlife when federal actions result in the control or modification of a natural stream or body of water.
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Amendment to the Air Pollution Act that controls air pollution on a national level.
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Signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson. Written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected 9.1 million acres (36,000 km²) of federal land.
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The purposes of this Act are to assist in preserving, developing, and assuring accessibility to all citizens of the United States.
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Protects surface and groundwater resources from pollution as a result of agriculture and silviculture (forestry) activities.
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Kyndon B. Johnson. Established water resources council composed of cabinet representatives to come up with adequate plans to handle the water demands throughout the U.S.
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Signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973, it was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation.
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Allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government.
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Promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation.
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Promotes the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality. Henry M. Jackson.
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The primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.
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By President Nixon. Repealed the Endangered Species Conservation Act of December 5, 1969. provides for the conservation of ecosystems upon which threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants depend.
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Authorizes long-range planning by the United States Forest Service to ensure the future supply of forest resources while maintaining a quality environment.
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Gerald Ford. Ensures the quality of Americans' drinking water.
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Became the only treaty to ensure that international trade in plants and animals does not threaten their survival in the wild.
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Governs the administration of national forests and was an amendment to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, which called for the management of renewable resources on national forest lands.
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Protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal, to conserve energy and natural resources, to reduce the amount of waste generated, and to ensure that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner.
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Prohibits, with certain exceptions, the "take" of marine mammals in U.S. waters and by U.S. citizens on the high seas, and the importation of marine mammals and marine mammal products into the U.S.
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Lyndon B. Johnson. regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States.
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Discourages the production and purchase of fuel-inefficient vehicles.
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Established the legal and regulatory framework governing the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the United States.
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Designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances.
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Signed by Ronald Reagan. Created a timetable and procedure for establishing a permanent, underground repository for high-level radioactive waste by the mid-1990s, and provided for some temporary federal storage of waste, including spent fuel from civilian nuclear reactors.
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Allowed lower commodity price and income supports and established a dairy herd buyout program. signed into law by Ronald Raegan
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Passed by Ronald Raegan. Authorized the purchase of wetlands from Land and Water Conservation Fund monies and required the States to include wetlands in their Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans.
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An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.
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Prohibits all municipal sewage sludge and industrial waste dumping into the ocean after December 31, 1991.
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An international treaty that was adopted in 1989 to introduce new features into the system of the international registration of marks (the Madrid Agreement).
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Focused industry, government, and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use.
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Defines, within England and Wales and Scotland, the fundamental structure and authority for waste management and control of emissions into the environment.
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Introduced into Congress by Rep. John F. Lacey and signed into law by President William McKinley. It protects both plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal penalties for a wide array of violations.
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Established the Office of Environmental Education within the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and administer a Federal environmental education program.
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Signed by Bill Clinton. Established the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert.
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Signed into law by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Manages the use of pesticides and amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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An international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
