APES Laws to Know

RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Enacted in 1976 to give EPA "Cradle to Grave" authority on hazardous waste at any stage.

CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act

"Supferund" law passed in 1980. Grants funding to remove toxic waste

Clean Air Act

Passed in 1970 Set emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants

Clean Water Act

(CWA, 1972) set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways; aims to make surface waters swimmable and fishable

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

the federal law that protects public drinking water sources in the United States

CITES: Convention on Int'l Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora

An international agreement regulating trade in living specimen & products derived from

listed endangered species

Endangered Species Act

This United States law identifies endangered, threatened, and vulnerable species. Requires species recovery plans

Montreal Protocol

International agreement of nations to ban Ozone Depletion-CFCs

Kyoto Protocol

(2005) controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries

Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban food additives which are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing.

Lacey Act

A U.S. act that prohibits interstate shipping of all illegally harvested plants and animals.