Pollution in the U.S. By shawjaden22 1954 Atomic Energy Act 1955 Clean Air Act 1969 National Environmental Policy Act 1970 National resources defense council was formed Goal was to retain more natural resources. 1972 Clean Water Act Clean water act was passed to protect the waterways from pollutants. 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act 1990 Oil Pollution Act 1990 Pollution Prevention Act 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act was amended 1996 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act 2005 Energy Policy Act