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National Park Service Act of 1916
A US federal law that established the National Park Service, -
Soil Conservation Act 1935
Authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct soil erosion surveys and prevention measures, and it established the Soil Conservation Service to conduct these activites. -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,Rodenticide Act of 1947
Created to regulate pesticide to protect consumers and the environment. -
Fish and WIldlife Act of 1956
F.Westablishes a comprehensive national fish, shellfish, and wildlife resources policy with emphasis on the commercial fishing industry but also with a direction to administer the Act with regard to the inherent right of every citizen and resident to fish for pleasure, enjoyment, and betterment and to maintain and increase public opportunities for recreational use of fish and wildlife resources. -
Price-Anderson Act 1957
Established in encourage the fledgling commercial nuclear power industry by providing it with relative immunity from liability for an accident. -
Clean Air Act of 1963
C.AIt granted 95 million dollars to state and local governments and air pollution control agencies in order to conduct research and create control programs. -
Wilderness Act of 1964
Created the legal definition of wilderness in the U.S. and protected 9.1 million acres of federal land. -
Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965
L.WAN ACT TO ESTABLISH A LAND AND
WATER CONSERVATION FUND TO ASSIST
THE STATES AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
IN MEETING PRESENT AND FUTURE
OUTDOOR RECREATION DEMANDS
AND NEEDS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, -
Water Resources Planning Act of 1965
Established a water resources council to be composed of cabinet representatives . -
Water quality Act of 1965
Prevents water pollution by requiring states to establish and enforce water quality standards or interstate water waves. -
Species Conservation Act of 1966
Stated that the secretary of the interior was to produce a list of vertebrates that were in danger of extinction. -
Freedom of Information Act of 1966
To clarify and protect the right of the public to information. -
National Trials System Act 1968
NTSCreated a series of National trials "to 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." -
National Environmental Policy Act 1969
A US environmental law that established a US national policy promoting the enhancement of the environmental. -
Clean Water Act of 1972
The objective of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (CWA), is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing assistance to publicly owned treatment works for the improvement of wastewater treatment, and maintaining the integrity of wetlands. -
Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972
To call specifically for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management and conservation. -
Endangered Species Act of 1973
E.SThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found. -
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
U.S federal law authorizes long range planning by the U.S forest service to ensure the future supply of forest resources while maintaining a quality environment. -
Safe Drinking Water Act 1974
Required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers -
National Forest Management Act 1976
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to assess forest lands, develop a management program based on mulitple-use, sustained yield principles, and implement a resource management plan for each unit of the National Forest System. -
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
F.L.P.MFLPMA, also called the BLM Organic Act, consolidated and articulated BLM management responsibilities and delegated many management responsibilities pertaining to federal land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Director of the BLM, including oversight of oil and gas leases. -
Resource Conservation and Recoery Act
To 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 mqanaged in an environmentally sound manner. -
Renewable Resources Planning Act 1974
Recognized that the management of the nation's renewable resources is very complex and changes with time. -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Regulated the environmental effects of coal mining. -
Soil and Water Conservation Act 1977
To insure that the USDA's conservation programs are responsive to the long term needs of the Nation. -
Arctic Conservation Act of 1978
U.S federal law that addresses the issues of environmental conservation on the continent of Antarctica. -
Energy Tax Act of 1978
Created to shift from oil and gas towards energy conservation, promoting fuel efficiency. -
Low Level Radioactive Policy Act of 1980
Established that each state was responsible for disposing LLRW generated within its boundaries. -
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980
Authorized financial assistance to the states for the development, revision, and implementation of conservation plans and programs for non game fish and wildlife. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
C.EU.s federal law, which was designed to clean up contaminated sites that had hazardous substances. -
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
It provides the developement of repositories for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. -
International Environment Protection Act of 1983
To assist other countries in wildlife and plant protection efforts in order to preserve biological diversity. -
Food Security Act of 1985
To extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs. -
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
EmThe purpose of the Act is to promote wetlands conservation for the public benefit and to help fulfill international obligations in various migratory bird treaties and conventions. The Act authorizes the purchase of wetlands from Land and Water Conservation Fund monies. The Act also requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan, requires the states to include wetlands in their Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans, and transfers funds from imp -
Montreal Protocol 1987
Is an internatioinal treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion -
Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988
The Act prohibits sewage sludge and industrial wastes from being dumped at sea after December 31, 1991. -
Madrid Protocol of 1989
Improvise effiecent way for trademark holders and to insure protection for their marks in multiple countries. -
Pollution Prevention Act 1990
Created a national policy to have pollution prevented or reduced at the source wherever policy. -
Environmental Education Act of 1990
To educate the public about the environment. -
Lacey Act of 1990
To make it unlawful ro import, export, transport, buy or sell fish, wildlife and plants taken or possessed in violation of federal, state or tribal law. -
Waste Reduction Act of 1990
Makes it a natioanl policy to reduce or prevent pollution at its source whenever feasible. -
California Desert Protection Act of 1994
C.D.P.AA bill to designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks, and for other purposes. -
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Created to remove pesticides from existing crops. -
Kyoto Protocol Act of 1997
It is an international agreement which commits its parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.
