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Forest Reserve Act of 1891
Law that allowed the President to set aside forest reserves in the land from public domain. -
Lacey Act
Conservation law that prevents trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. One of the earliest laws in the U.S. that prohivits the transport of game across state lines. -
Antiquities Act
Passed by Theodore Roosevelt, gave the President the power to create monuments from public lands to protect natural or cultural scientific features. -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Preventing manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded Paris greens, lead arsenates, and other insecticides. -
National Park Service Act
United States federal law passed that established the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of Interior. -
Migratory Bird Act
Implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the US and Great Britain. -
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
Requires waterfowl hunter 16 years or older to posses a valid Federal hunting stamp, receipts then deposited in a special Treasury account. -
Taylor Grazing Act
Provides the regulation of grazing on the public lands to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use. -
Soil Conservation Act of 1935
Act passed after the Dust Bowl which controlled and prevented the wastage of land/soil in order to avoid disasters similar to the Dust Bowl. -
Price-Anderson Act
Regulates liability related issues for all non-military nuclear facilities constructed in the US before 2026. -
Clean Air Act
Act passed to improve, strengthen, and accelerate programs for the prevention and abatement of air pollution. -
Wilderness Act
Created the legal definition of wilderness in the US, also it protected 9.1 million acres. -
Land and Water Conservation Act
Provide funds for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on it. Used to benefit all Americans. -
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the U.s and as well as the import and export of any marine mammal body parts. -
Water Pollution Control Act
(Clean Water Act) Federal law pass governing water pollution, objective to restore and maintain chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's water. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
An international agreement the controls the trade of threatened plants and animals between 175 countries. -
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Serves as the enacting legislation, designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction. This authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service to determine which species are threatened or endangered and makes acts protecting them. It also allows for the government to purchase habitats that is critical to the species. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
Federal law to ensure safe drinking water for all the public. -
Resource Recovery Act
Give EPA the authority to control hazardous waste. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
US governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. Enacted due to the growing mas of municipal and industrial waste. -
Comprehensice Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
United States Federal Law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
A treaty that protects biodiversity through means of conservation, sustainable use, and equitably share the benefits from the commercial use of resources. Measured by the habitat analysis and management. HSI accounts for the animal species giving recommendations on how close to an area a species should be. Animal species are measured to assess population sizes and document life.