Environmental Science Laws

Test prep for Mrs. Sulak Dual Environmental Class

Antiquities Act

Year: 1906
Enabled creation of National Parks and allowing the federal government to protect cultural and natural resources

Clean Water Act

Year: 1968
Restricts pollution of surface waters

Clean Air Act

Year: 1970
Restricts pollution of the atmosphere

Environmental Policy Act

Year: 1970
All federal projects must assess environmental impacts.

Endangered Species Act

Year: 1973
Identifies species at risk of extinction and makes plans for their recovery

Safe Drinking Water Act

Year: 1974

Testing and treatment standards for tap water.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Year: 1980

Requires safe transport and storage of hazardous waste

CERCLA

Year: 1980
Funds the cleanup of hazardous waste sites

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Year: 1970
Requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions.

CITES

Year: 1975
regulates and monitors international trade in over 40,000 species of wild plants and animals to ensure their survival is not threatened by commercial exploitation

National Forest Management Act

Year: 1976

Governs the administration and management of national forests in the United States

Montreal Protocol

Year: 1987
It cuts the production and use of man-made chemicals that harm Earth's ozone layer.

Kyoto Protocol

Year: 1997

committed industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act

Year: 1958
Requires the FDA to ban any food additive shown to cause cancer in humans or animals

National Park Service Organic Act

Year: 1916
It created the National Park Service to manage federal national parks and monuments

Wilderness Act

Year: 1964
is a landmark U.S. federal law that created the National Wilderness Preservation System and set aside millions of acres of pristine federal land for permanent protection.