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Created the National Park Service.
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Imposes a duty upon landowners to take measures to prevent soil loss and deterioration and to fill in areas where it has occurred.
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Created basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment.
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Provide control over air pollution.
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Establishes an aquatic wildlife resources policy with emphasis on the fishing industry but also to the inherent right of every citizen and resident to fish for pleasure, and enjoyment, and to maintain and increase public opportunities for recreational use of fish and wildlife resources
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Ensures funds are available to compensate for property damage and personal injury in the event of a nuclear meltdown.
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Provides criteria for determining the sustainability of land, and places restrictions on activities that can be undertaken on the designated area.
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An 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 other purposes.
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Implements principals and standards for federal participants in the preparation of river basin plans and in evaluating federal water projects.
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Established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water and stopping water pollution by 1985, as well as insuring that surface waters could be used and for human sports and recreation by 1983.
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Allowed citizens access to information known by the government.
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Provides a means for listing native animal species as endangered and giving them limited protection.
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Authorized a national system of trails to provide additional outdoor recreation opportunities and to promote the preservation of access to the outdoor areas and historic resources of the nation.
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Federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decisions and think of the possible environmental impact and think of alternative solutions.
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Goal of reducing pollution of bodies of water.
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Prohibits the removal 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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Requires the assessment planning and motitering of national forest resources with displays that will allow the selection of goods and services that could be produced form the nations forests.
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Allows the EPA to set standards for water quality and implement them upon water suppliers.
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To protect endangered plants and animals.
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Called for the protection of renewable resources such as trees inside of National Parks. (Precise date not found)
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Required proper governing administration of national forests as well as management of renewable resources on national forest lands.
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Gives the EPA control over hazardous waste.
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Governs how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages public lands.
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Creates a program for the regulation of surface mining whose duty it is cause minimal disturbances and adverse impact on the environment.
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Allows the USDA to have planning authority for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, and related natural resources.
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Establishes Antarctica as an international reserve for the peaceful conduct of science, education, and human experience.
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To shift from oil and gas supply to a more conservative energy source by implementing taxes and tax credits, which then promotes fuel efficiency and renewable energy.
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Began the basis of biodiversity and endangered species conservation in the U.S.
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Each State is to be responsible for providing disposal capacity for commercial LLW generated within its borders by January 1, 1986.
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Financial and technical support to the States for the development, revision, and carrying out of conservation plans and programs for fish and wildlife that are being protected.
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Formed a tax on the chemical/petroleum industries and provided Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of dangerous substances that may endanger public health or the environment.
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Nuclear waste policy act 1982: Provides the development of storage areas for the deposal of nuclear waste and creates a program to create research and develop disposal techniques for highly radioactive waste.
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Amended the natural resource provisions of the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act by authorizing the President to assist other countries in wildlife and plant protection efforts in order to preserve biological diversity.
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Establishes a comprehensive framework within which the Secretary of Agriculture will administer agricultural and food programs from 1986 through 1990.
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Allowed the purchase of wetlands from Land and Water Conservation Fund monies, removing a prior prohibition on such charges,
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Designed to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances in order to reduce their abundance in the atmosphere, and thereby protect the earth’s fragile ozone Layer.
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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 allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single application.
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Reduces and prevents the production and disposal of waste in the province consistent with the principles of sustainable development and to this end.
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Reduces the amount of pollution caused by industry by implementing cost effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use.
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Requires the EPA to provide national leadership to increase environmental literacy, and awareness.
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It is unlawful to import, export, sell, acquire, or purchase fish, wildlife or plants that are taken, possessed, transported, or sold violating state or federal law.
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Made the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve in the California desert.
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Provides safety from pesticides in foods.
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Aimed to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming.
