Environmental Laws and Acts Review (Pages 1-6)

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering major environmental acts and treaties from the lecture notes.

The act to monitor and control air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide is the __.

Clean Air Act

The act that allows citizens and companies to mine and purchase hard rock minerals on government-owned public land is the __.

General Mining Act of 1872

This act started the national wilderness preservation system and prohibits development, vehicles, and commercial activity in designated wilderness areas: the __.

Wilderness Act

The U.S. law that governs water pollution with the goal of restoring waters to health physically, biologically, and chemically is the __.

Clean Water Act

This act regulates coal mining and environmental protection by governing mining operations in the United States: the __.

Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act

This act governs energy use and renewability, promoting energy security and efficiency: the __.

Fish and Wildlife Act

This act ensures safe drinking water and authorizes the EPA to set quality standards and regulate public water systems: the __.

Safe Drinking Water Act

This act focuses on energy consumption, distribution, and production to conserve energy and promote diverse sources: the __.

Energy Policy Act

An international treaty intended to reduce global warming by committing states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the __.

Kyoto Protocol

This US act requires the USDA to assess soil and water resources and create strategies to prevent erosion and water pollution: the __.

Soil & Water Conservation Act

This act creates guidelines for lands and water to conserve, manage, and restore ecosystems: the __.

National Wildlife Refuge System Act

An international treaty regulating the production and consumption of chemicals that thin the ozone layer worldwide: the __.

Montreal Protocol

This US law governs how solid and toxic waste is managed from generation to disposal: the __.

Resource Conservation & Recovery Act

This US act fights illegal trafficking of plants, animals, and fish and prohibits trade of products in violation of laws: the __.

Lacey Act

This US national policy requires federal government agencies to consider environmental effects of their decisions: the __.

National Environmental Policy Act

This act responds to hazardous waste and environmental emergencies and authorizes investigation and cleanup: the __.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

This act protects endangered species and their ecosystems and aims to prevent poaching: the __.

Endangered Species Act

This act gives the FDA the authority to regulate the safety of food, drugs, medicines, and cosmetics: the __.

Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA/FDCA/FD&C)

This act prevents and responds to oil spills and established a liability fund financed by an oil tax: the __.

Oil Pollution Act

This act protects marine mammals from hunting and harassment and regulates their capture: the __.

Marine Mammal Protection Act

This act makes it illegal to dump sewage and waste into the ocean: the __.

Ocean Dumping Ban Act

This act requires registration and licensing by the EPA for pesticides to protect the environment: the __.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

This 2004 amendment to the Oil Pollution Act provides additional spill prevention and cleanup financing: the __.

Oil Spill Prevention & Liability Act

This act regulates dumping into the ocean and protects human and wildlife welfare: the __.

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA)

This set of standards determines how far a gallon of fuel should take vehicles: the __.

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE Standards)

This international convention regulates the trade of endangered species to prevent biodiversity loss: the __.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

This act seeks to limit pollution by preventing it at the source: the __.

Pollution Prevention Act

This act regulates the use of chemicals in manufacturing and their importation: the __.

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

This act was created to manage solid waste from industrial activity and consumer demand, leading to landfill requirements: the __.

Solid Waste Disposal Act

This act was created after the 1978 energy crisis to conserve energy and regulate the industry: the __.

National Energy Act