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Established the National Park Service (NPS)
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is a united states federal law that set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regualation to protect applicator, consumers, and the environment
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this Act provided research and technical assitance relating to air pollution control.(Air)
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it directs a program of contiuing reaserch, extension, and information services on fish and wildlife matters, both domestically and internationally.
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Limited the liability of the nuclear indusrty in the US incase of an accident
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Created the legal definition of wilderness in the US, and protected 9.1 million acres of United States land.
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This act established water resources council to come up with plans to solve the water demands throughout the U.S.
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The act created a series of National trails , public access for people travel and enjoy.
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Prohibited the capturing/taking of all marine mammals, and completely stopped the import, export, and sale of marine mammals.
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this act was used to promote environmental education
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this act was designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction
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Requires the Secretary of Agr. to an assess the Nation's renewable resources every 10 years
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required to set standards for drinking water quality for the US to ensure safe drinking water.
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its aim was to ensure that international trade of wild animals and plants would not threaten the survival of them in the wild.(biodiversity)
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Protected biodiversity in National Forests and to created more involvement in planning/management for forests.
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constitues the organic act for the Bureau of Land Management and governs most uses of the federal public lands, including grazing.
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Governs the disposal of all types of waste (hazardous, solid, etc.)
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Regulated the coal mining business and how it was done
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Made the USDA create a national plan for soil and water conservation on private lands
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the objective of this law was shift from oil and gas supply toward energy conservation; thus, to promote fuel efficiecy and renewable energy through taxes and tax credits
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this act protects native mammals, birds, and plants and their ecosystems.(biodiversity)
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this act is a federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substance(energy)
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Created a procedure for a permanent, underground storage for high-level radioactive waste, and provided some temporary federal storage.
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was encated to protect and promote conservation of the nations wetlands
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Decreased production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.
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Ended sewage sludge and industrial waste dumping into the ocean
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Created a nation-wide policy that prevented/reduced pollution at the source wherever possible
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It was intended to improve EPA data collection, to assist States in providing information about pollution source reduction, and for other purposes.
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This act established the death valley and joshua tree national parks and the Mojave national preserve in the California desert.(Land)
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it mandated a health based standard for peswticides used in foods, provided special protectons for babies and infants.
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Required states to issue water quality standards, and authorized t created FWPCA (Federal Water Pollution Conrtol) to set standards where states failed .
