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National Park Service Organic Act
is a United States federal law that established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the United States Department of the Interior. The Act was signed into law on August 25, 1916, by President Woodrow Wilson, and is located in Title 16 of the United States Code. -
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936
a United States federal law that allowed the government to pay farmers to reduce production so as to "conserve soil" and prevent erosion -
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
as frequently amended, establishes 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 Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act
is a United States federal law, 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. -
Clean Air Act
Designed to control air pollution on a National level. -
Land and Water Conservation
is a Federal program that was established by Act of Congress in 1964 to provide funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water, for the benefit of all Americans -
Wilderness Act
protected 9.1 million acres (36,000 km²) of federal land. The result of a long effort to protect federal wilderness and to create a formal mechanism for designating wilderness, the Wilderness Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964 after over sixty drafts and eight years of work -
Water Resources Planning Act
This act established water resources council composed of cabinet representatives to come up with adequate plans to handle the water demands throughout the U.S. -
Water Quality Act
directed to develop water quality standards establishing water quality goals for interstate waters. By the early 1970's, all the States had adopted such water quality standards. Since then, States have revised their standards to reflect new scientific information, the impact on water quality of economic development and the results of water quality controls. -
Species Conservation Act
authorized the United States Secretary of the Interior to develop a comprehensive list of species or subspecies of animals threatened with worldwide extinction. It also prohibited the importation from any foreign country any animal-whole or in part, any product, or any egg belonging to a species on that list. -
Freedom of Information Act
federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government -
National Trails System
The Act created a series of National trails "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." Specifically, the Act authorized three types of trails: the National Scenic Trails, National Recreation Trails and connecting-and-side trails. The 1968 Act also created two national scenic trails: the Appalachian and the Pacific Crest; and requested that an additional fourteen trail route -
National Environmental Policy Act
is a United States environmental law that established a U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). As one of the most emulated statutes in the world, NEPA has been called the modern-day equivalent of an “environmental Magna Carta”.[1] -
Clean Water Act
established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that surface waters would meet standards necessary for human sports recreation by 1983 -
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
was the first act of Congress to call specifically for an ecosystem approach to natural resource management and conservation. It was signed into law on October 21, 1972 (and took effect 60 days later on December 21, 1972) by President Richard Nixon. -
Endangered Species Act
conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats which they are found in. -
Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species
a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals -
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
is a United States federal law which authorizes long-range planning by the United States Forest Service to ensure the future supply of forest resources while maintaining a quality environment. -
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
authorizes long-range planning by the United States Forest Service to ensure the future supply of forest resources while maintaining a quality environment. RPA requires that a renewable resource assessment and a Forest Service plan be prepared every ten and five years, respectively, to plan and prepare for the future of natural resources -
Safe Drinking Water Act
is the principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public.[3] Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers who implement these standards. -
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
governs the way in which the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management are managed. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
enacted in 1976, is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste.[1] -
National Forest Management Act of 1976
is a United States federal law that is the primary statute governing 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. The law was seen as necessary, because a lawsuit (commonly known as the Monongahela decision) had invalidated many timber practices in the national forests. -
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act
The Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, as amended (RCA) provides the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) broad strategic assessment and planning authority for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, and related natural resources. -
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. -
Arctic Conservation Act
protects native mammals, birds, and plants and their enviroments -
Energy Tax Act
Shift from oil and gas supply towards energy conservation , to promote fuel efficiency and renewable energy through taxes and tax credits -
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
authorizes financial and technical assistance to the States for the development, revision, and implementation of conservation plans and programs for nongame fish and wildlife. -
Comprehensive Enviromental Response , Compensation and Liability Act
This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment. -
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
During the first 40 years that nuclear waste was being created in the United States, no legislation was enacted to manage its disposal. Nuclear waste, some of which remains dangerously radioactive with a half-life of more than one million years, was kept in various types of temporary storage. -
International Environment Protection Act of 1983
authorizing the President to assist other countries in wildlife and plant protection efforts in order to preserve biological diversity. The law also mandates that the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID), in conjunction with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of EPA, and the Chairman of CEQ, develop a U.S. strategy to preserve biological diversity in developing countries. -
Food Security Act of 1985
allowed lower commodity price and income supports and established a dairy herd buyout program. This 1985 farm bill made changes in a variety of other USDA programs. Several enduring conservation program were created, including sodbuster, swampbuster, and the Conservation Reserve Program. -
Emergency Wetlands Resource Act
allocated funds from the land and water conservation fund for the purchase of wetlands by the secreatary of interior. -
Montreal Protocol
is an international 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
significantly amended portions of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and banned ocean dumping of municipal sewage sludge and industrial waste (with limited exceptions) by phased target dates. The disposal of sewage sludge in waters off New York City was a major motivation for its enactment -
Lacey Act of 1900
is a conservation law in the United States -
Environmental Protection Act 1990
is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that as of 2008 defines, within England and Wales and Scotland, the fundamental structure and authority for waste management and control of emissions into the environment. -
Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States
Radioactive waste is generated from the nuclear weapons program, commercial nuclear power, medical applications, and corporate and university-based research programs.[1] Some of the materials LLW consists of are: "gloves and other protective clothing, glass and plastic laboratory supplies, machine parts and tools, and disposable medical items that have come in contact with radioactive materials -
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government, and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. Opportunities for source reduction are often not realized because of existing regulations, and the industrial resources required for compliance, focus on treatment and disposal -
Environmental Education act
develop and support pograms to improve understanding of the natural and developed environment, and the relationships between humans and their environment -
California Desert Protection Act
The Act establishes the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert -
Food Quality Protection Act
standardized the way the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would manage the use of pesticides and amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. -
Kyoto Protocol
international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
provide federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use. -
The Madrid Protocol
as adopted in 1991 in response to proposals that the wide range of provisions relating to protection of the Antarctic environment should be harmonised in a comprehensive and legally binding form. It draws on and updates the Agreed Measures as well as subsequent Treaty meeting recommendations relating to protection of the environment.
