Environmental Laws/Treaties

Clean Air Act

regulates air pollution, establishes air quality standards

Clean Water Act

regulates pollution of US surface waters, sets standards for water quality

CERLA/Superfund

provides authority to clean up hazardous waste sites, Superfund - toxic cleanup

CITES

controlling trade in endangered and threatened species to prevent commerce from driving them in to extinction

CAFE Standards

sets minimum fuel economy standards for vehicles, requiring manufactures to improve average miles

Endangered Species Act

protects threatened/endangered plants and animals and their habitats

Energy independence & security act

promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy while reducing foreign oil dependence

energy policy act

addresses energy production, efficiency and conservation

environmental education

promotes environmental education and awareness

federal food, drug and cosmetic act

authority to regulate the safety of food drugs and cosmetics

FIFRA

regulates sale, distribution and use of pesticides

Federal water pollution control act

controlling water pollution—> expanded into clean water act

food quality protection act

protects children and consumers from pesticide risk

food security act

encourages farmers to protect soil and wetlands restrictions related to that

fish and wildlife act

conservation of fish and wildlife resources

general mining act of 1872

allows others to obtain mining rights under federal mining laws

hardrock mining and reclamation act

hardrock mining and requires stronger environmental protections

hazardous materials transportation act

regulates transportation of hazardous materials to protect people/environment

health forests initiative

speeds up projects designed to reduce wildlife risk and hazardous fuels in forests

international environmental protection act

consideration of environmental protection in US foreign activity

kyoto protocol

established greenhouse-gas reduction targets, primarily for developed countries

UNCLOS/law of the sea

governing oceans and marine resources

Madrid Protocol

agreement under the Antartic treaty that protects Antarctica

Magnuson Stevens fishery conservation and management act

governs US marine fisheries, prevent overfishing and rebuild depleted fish stocks

marine mammal protection act

protects marine mammals from being killed, captured etc

MPRSA

regulates ocean dumping

mineral leasing act

regulates leasing of federal lands for extraction of minerals and fuel

mining act

legal framework for mining certain materials on federal land

montreal protocol

phases out chemicals that destroy ozone layer

national energy act

improving energy conservation

NEPA

environmental impact review

national park act

protects national parks

national wildlife refuge system act

establishes national wildlife refuge system to conserve wildlife

noise control act

address harmful environmental noise

nuclear waste policy act

establishes system for managing nuclear waste

OSHA

enforces standards for workplace safety

ocean dumping ban act

ban ocean dumping

oil pollution act

response to oil spills

oil spill prevention and liability act

prevent and pay for oil spills

paris agreement

agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

pollution prevention act

preventing pollution at its source rather than cleaning it up afterwards

refuse act

prohibits dumping waste in US waters without a permit

RCRA

regulates management of solid and hazardous waste

safe drinking water act

protects public drinking water supplies

soil & water conservation act

supports assessment and conservation planning for soil and water

solid waste disposal act

managing solid waste

SARA

expanded superfund

surface mining control & reclamation act

regulates coal surface mining and requires reclamation

TSCA

regulates chemical substances, gives EPA authority to require restrictions for dangerous chemicals

wilderness act

created the national wilderness preservation system and protects designated wilderness from development