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| 12305733875 | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) | 1977 requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land | 0 | |
| 12305733876 | Taylor Act | 1934 provides for the regulation of grazing on the public lands (excluding Alaska) to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use. | 1 | |
| 12305733878 | Safe Drinking Water Act | (SDWA, 1974) set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health | 2 | |
| 12305733877 | Clean Water Act (CWA) | 1972 the federal law aimed at ensuring that all rivers are swimmable and fishable and that limits the discharge of pollutants in US waters to zero | 3 | |
| 12305733880 | Endangered Species Act of 1973 | (1973) identifies threatened and endangered species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations | 4 | |
| 12305733879 | Clean Air Act | 1970- defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. Sets emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants. sets air pollution standards for private industry | 5 | |
| 12305733881 | Marine Mammal Protection Act | A 1972 U.S. act to protect declining populations of marine mammals | 6 | |
| 12305733882 | Lacey Act (1900) | prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. | 7 | |
| 12305733883 | Stockholm Convention | Produced list of 12 chemicals to be banned, phased out, or reduced. Including DDT and PCBs. | 8 | |
| 12305733884 | Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) | 1992 International treaty to conserve biodiversity and ensure its responsible use and distribution | 9 | |
| 12305733885 | Kyoto Protocol | 1997 controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries | 10 | |
| 12305733886 | Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), Washington DC | 1973 - multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. | 11 | |
| 12305733887 | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), | defines the rights and responsibilities of nations with respect to their use of the world's oceans, establishing guidelines for businesses, the environment, and the management of marine natural resources | 12 | |
| 12305733888 | Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer | 1988 - provided frameworks for international reductions in the production of chlorofluorocarbons due to their contribution to the destruction of the ozone layer | 13 | |
| 12457984338 | National Park Service Organic Act | 1916 Established the National Park Service | 14 | |
| 13434938605 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) | provides for federal regulation of pesticide distribution, sale, and use. All pesticides distributed or sold in the United States must be registered (licensed) by EPA. | 15 | |
| 13435427968 | Toxic Substances Control Act (1976) | gives the EPA authority to regulate chemicals (excluding food, cosmetics, and pesticides) | 16 | |
| 13435870338 | Kyoto Accords (1997) | An international agreement that limited the emission of harmful gasses | 17 | |
| 13435943921 | reach convention 2007 | EU - aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances. | 18 | |
| 13437656219 | Occupational Safety and Health Act | (OSHA) created to protect worker and health. Its main aim was to ensure that employers provide their workers with an environment free from dangers to their safety and health, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions. | 19 |
