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| 6503935837 | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | What - requires environmental assessments and environmental impact statements before development projects. When - 1970 Why - in response to growing public concern over environmental issues | 0 | |
| 6503942616 | National Trails System Act (NTS) | What - created the national trails system establishing scenic, historic, recreational and connecting trails. When - 1968 Why - to preserve trails for recreational use | 1 | |
| 6503951801 | National Park Service Act | What - created National Park System, combining all national parks and monuments into one regulatory agency. When - 1916 Why - growing need for centralized regulation of federal land | 2 | |
| 6503958859 | Montreal Protocol | What - International agreement that phased out substances harmful to the ozone layer (CFCs) When - 1989 Why - to combat ozone depletion | 3 | |
| 6503963216 | Noise Control Act | What - Establishes noise emission standards for vehicles, aircraft, HVAC equip, etc. When - 1972 Why - to protect people from damaging noise pollution and require cities to mitigate noise pollution | 4 | |
| 6503973542 | Copenhagen Accord | 2009 Agreement between US, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa; Cut Emissions (Though not legally Binding Amounts) The Agreement promises Aid to Developing Countries to support Green Development | 5 | |
| 6504002865 | Convention of Biological Diversity | an international treaty that aims to conserve biodiversity, use biodiversity in a sustainable manner, and ensure the fair distribution of biodiversity's benefits. When: 1992 Note - US has not ratified | 6 | |
| 6504010042 | Clean Water Act | (1972): set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways; aims to make surface waters swimmable and fishable | 7 | |
| 6504017808 | Clean Air Act | A U.S. law that authorizes the EPA to set limits on the amount of specific air pollutants that are permitted everywhere in the United States Focuses on six air pollutants (lead, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and ozone) | 8 | |
| 6504029383 | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species | 1973 - Controls the exploitation of endangered species through international legislation. Bans hunting, capturing and selling of threatened species and bans the import of ivory. | 9 | |
| 6504037625 | Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) | provides a federal "superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous- waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment | 10 | |
| 6504045449 | Soil Conservation Act | (1936)subsidized farmers to reduce soil-depleting crops and to employ soil conservation measures | 11 | |
| 6504057568 | Soil Erosion Act | As a result of the Dust Bowl, this act established the Soil Conservation Service. It mandates the protection of the nation's soil reserves, deals with soil erosion problems, carries out soil surveys and does research on soil salinity | 12 | |
| 6504064333 | Source Water Assessment Program | involves the implementation of pollution prevention practices to protect the water quality in a watershed or wellhead protection area servicing a public water supply. | 13 | |
| 6504136474 | Ramsar Convention | The international Convention on Wetlands, signed in Iraq in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands around the world. More than 150 countries are participating in the agreement, with over 150 million ha of wetlands designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. | 14 | |
| 6504143641 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) | Management of non-hazardous and hazardous solid waste including landfills and storage tanks. Set minimal standards for all waste disposal facilities and for hazardous wastes. | 15 | |
| 6504146103 | Safe Drinking Water Act | (1974) set maximum contaminant levels for pollutatnts in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health | 16 | |
| 6504153400 | Price Anderson Nuclear Indemnity Act | partially compensates the nuclear industry against liability claims arising from nuclear incidents while ensuring compensation coverage for the public 1957 Considered necessary as an incentive for private nuclear production | 17 | |
| 6504170653 | Oil Pollution Act | To prevent further oil spills form occurring in the US, company required to make a plan to prevent spills that may occur (must also have containment and cleanup plan in case of emergency). It also phases out single-hulled tankers and establishes an oil spill liability trust fund. | 18 | |
| 6504178622 | Oil Spill Prevention Act | An amendment to the oil pollution act that doubled liability limits for oil spills | 19 | |
| 6504198904 | Ocean Dumping Ban Act | 1988; bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste in the ocean | 20 |
