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| 10507286161 | Clean Air Act of 1970(National) | Set emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants | 0 | |
| 10507293094 | Clean Water Act | (CWA, 1972) set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways; aims to make surface waters swimmable and fishable | 1 | |
| 10507297125 | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) National | (1980) "Superfund," designed to identify and clean up abandoned hazardous waste dump sites | 2 | |
| 10507298719 | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) International | (1973) lists species that cannot be commercially traded as live specimens or wildlife products | 3 | |
| 10507300598 | Lacey Act (1900) National | The Lacey Act protects both plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal penalties for a wide array of violations. It prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, transported or sold. | 4 | |
| 10507309450 | Endangered Species Act National | (1973) identifies threatened and endangered species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations | 5 | |
| 10507311424 | Marine Mammal Protection Act (National) | A 1972 U.S. act to protect declining populations of marine mammals | 6 | |
| 10507315236 | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act | 1) 1938, National 2) Gives authority to FDA to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics 3) FDA/EPA | 7 | |
| 10507317514 | The Kyoto Protocol(International Treaty) | (2005) controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries | 8 | |
| 10507319348 | Federal Water Pollution Control Act | 1) 1948, National 2) allowed the Public Health Service, to prepare programs for eliminating or reducing the pollution of interstate waters and tributaries and improving the sanitary conditions of surface and underground waters. 3) EPA | 9 | |
| 10507322271 | Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act | 1) 1980, National 2) Declares that fish and wildlife are of ecological, educational, aesthetic, cultural, recreational, economic, and scientific value; provides assistance to states for the development of conservation plans and programs for nongame organisms 3) US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | 10 | |
| 10507326128 | Food Quality Protection Act(National) | (1996) set pesticide limits in food, & all active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects | 11 | |
| 10507329580 | Occupational Safety and Health Act(National) | is a federal law that establishes and promotes workplace safety standards for businesses. | 12 | |
| 10507331569 | Ocean Dumping Ban Act (International) | (1988) bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste in the ocean | 13 | |
| 10507332981 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | (1976) controls hazardous waste with a cradle to grave system | 14 | |
| 10507335687 | Safe Drinking Water Act (International) | (SDWA, 1974) set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health | 15 | |
| 10507337459 | Soil and Water Conservation Act | 1) 1977, National 2) provides United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) broad strategic assessment and planning authority for conversation of soil and water 3) USDA | 16 | |
| 10507338621 | Wilderness Act (National) | 1964; established 9.1 million aces of federally-protected wilderness in national forests for use of American people; made minimum size of each space 5,000 acres; no vehicles, permanent camps or structures allowed; aim is to keep wildlife and habitat as primitive as possible | 17 | |
| 10507339975 | Montreal Protocol (International) | (1987) phase-out of ozone depleting substances | 18 | |
| 10507342417 | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act(National) | (1977) requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land | 19 | |
| 10507344287 | National Environmental Policy Act | (1969) Environmental Impact Statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started | 20 | |
| 10507346737 | National Park Act | 1) National, 1916 2) Established the National Park Service (NPS) 3) Department of the Interior | 21 | |
| 10507348102 | National Wildlife Refuge System Act | 1) 1966, Nataional 2) Provides guidelines for administration and management of ares considered "wildlife refuges" 3) FWS | 22 | |
| 10507349386 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act (National) | (1982) U.S. government must develop a high level nuclear waste site (Yucca Mtn) | 23 |
