Ap Flashcards

9698684425	Lacey Act	Prohibits trade in wildlife fish and plants	0
9698684426	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)	Treaty that lists species that cannot be hunted or traded	1
9698684427	Marine Mammal Protection Act	Protects marine mammals	2
9698684428	persistent organic pollutants	Designed to limit the use of pollutants created the dirty dozen	3
9698684429	Food Quality Protection Act	1996 sets pesticide limit on food and requires ingredients checked for endocrine effects	4
9698684430	Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Regulates coal activities requires reclaiming land	5
9698684431	Energy Policy Act	Provides incentives for energy sources within USA	6
9698684432	Safe Water Drinking Act	Sets max contaminant level on pollutants in drinking water	7
9698684433	Clean water act	Reduce surface water sets max of pollutants that can be discharged from water systems	8
9698684434	Water Quality Act	Amendment to clean water act to address storm water runoff	9
9698684435	Clean air act	Set emission standards for criteria pollutants	10
9698684436	Montreal Protocol	(1987) phase-out of ozone depleting substances	11
9698684437	Kyoto Protocol	controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries	12
9698684438	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	controls hazardous waste with a cradle to grave system	13
9698684439	Superfund Act	Identifies superfund sites in order to clean up hazardous waste areas	14
9698684440	Basel convention	Treaty designed to limit hazardous waste sent to developing countries	15
9698684441	Nuclear Waste Policy Act	Established a national program for disposal of highly radioactive wastes	16
9698684442	Paris Agreement	Agreement to reduce GHGs emissions by 2020 Cap and trade policies proposed 2016	17