Enviromental Policies

Clean Air Act was made in

1963

Clean water was made in

1948

Convention on internatiomal trade in endangered speices of wild fauna and flora (CITIES) act was made in

1973

Comprehensive envriomental response, compensation and liablilty act (CERCLA) was made in

1980

Montreal Protocol was made in

1987

Kyoto protocol was made in

1997

Endangered species act was made in

1973

Safe water drinking act was made in

1974

Delaney clause of food, drug, and cosmetic Act was made in

1958

Resource conservation and recovery act was made in

1976

the energy policy act was made in

2005

the noise control and abetement act was made in

1972

Occupational saftey and health act was made in

1971

The Paris agreement was orginally made in

2015

The national enviromental policy act was made in

1969

The wilderness act was made in

1964

Is the clean air act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the clean water act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

slide says incentive

Is the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITIES) regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the comprehensive enviromental response compensation and libality act (CERLCA) regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory ($$fine if broken)

Is the montreal act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the kyoto protocol regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

Regulatory

Is the endangered species act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

Regulatory

Is the safe drinking water act (SWDA) regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatoryIs the kyoto protocol regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

Is the delany clause of food, drug, and cosmetic act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the resource conservation revovery act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the energy policy act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

incentive

Is the noise control act and abatment act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the occupational regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

is the Paris agreement regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

is the national enviromental policy act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

Is the wilderness act regulatory, incentive, or voluntary?

regulatory

what are the main points of the clean air act?

the law helps clean the air by establising federal standards for mobile sources

what does the clean air act affect?

anyone who uses mobile sources

what are the main points of the clean water act?

it probitis the discharge of pollutants into water without permission,

what does the clean water act affect?

It prevents water pollution and chemical misblaence

what are the main points of the convention on international trade in endagered species of wild fauna and flora (CITIES)

Ensures that the international trade of animals and plants is legal, traceable, and biologically sustainable (prevents the survival of the species). 

what does the international trade in endagered species of wild fauna and flora affect

ensures that the trade of the plants or animals does not threaten the survival of the species.

what are the main points of the montreal protocol

The Montreal Protocol essentially is about slowly decreasing the use of ozone (a gas in the environment) depleting substances in the environment. 

what does the montreal protocol affect

The Montreal Protocol is designed to restrict the production of ozone depleting substances in an attempt to conserve the ozone layer. 

what are the main points of the kyoto protocol?

The protocol attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions, wants to reverse climate change.

what does the kyoto protocol affect?

The protocol attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions

what are the main points of the endangered species act

Prohibits importing/exporting, possessing, selling, and transporting endangered and threatened species

what is effected by the endangered species act?

To stop humans from threatening certain species habitats and maintaining healthy natural systems that allow us to live healthy lives

what are the main points of the safe drinking water act

Protects the quality of drinking water in the US.

what is effected by the safe drinking water act?

Monitors water supplies for all contaminants in drinking water.

what are the main points of the delany clause of food, drug, and cosmetic act

To ban food additives that cause or induce cancer for humans and animals.

what are the effects of the delany clause of food, drug, and cosmetic act

Humans cannot use food additives that lead to cancer for humans, animals, and lab animals.

what are the main points of the resource conservation and recovery act

To control hazardous waste. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste.

what are the effects of the resource conservation and recovery act

It prevents new, uncontrolled hazardous waste sites from forming.

what are the main points of the energy policy act

Addresses energy production. Some examples are energy efficiency and oil, gas, and coal.

what are the effects of the energy policy act

It promotes newer energy.

what are the main points of the noise control and abatement act

Addresses sources of noise, including motor vehicles, machinery, appliances, and other commercial products.

what are the effects of the noise control and abatement act

It protects human health and stops annoyances.

what are the main points of the occupational saftey and health act

Assures safe and healthy working conditions for workers.

what were the effects of the occupational saftey and health act

Requires employers to provide employees with safe working conditions

what was the main point of the paris agreement

Wants to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels and to limit it to 1.5 C above it

what were the effects of the paris agreement

Wants to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change.

what was the main point of the nataional enviromental policy act

Encourages harmony between man and animals, and will prevent/eliminate damage to the environment and stimulate the health of humans.

what were the effects of the national envriomental policy act

Requires federal agencies to think of the environmental effects that funding, authorizing, or implementing an action may make.

what was the main point of the wilderness act

To preserve the ecosystems and wild areas.

what was the effects of the wilderness act

Prohibits commercial activities, except if they are wilderness-type. Generally prohibits motorized and mechanical access, roads, and structures in the wilderness areas

is the clean air act still enforced

It is no longer in regulation and has been replaced by other policies

is the clean water act still enforced

Still enforced today. Portions were revised in 1981, but never replaced.

is the convention on international trade in endangered speices of wild fauna and flora (CITIES) still enforced

still enforced today

is the comprehensive enviromental response, compensation and libality act still enforced

still enforced today

is the montreal protocol still enforced today

yes, all countries have certified this as well

is the kyoto protocol still enforced today

No, was replaced by the Paris Agreement.

is the endangered speicies act still enforced today

still enforced today

is the safe drinking water act still enforced today

Still in use, but was amended in 1986, 1996, and 2018.

is the delaney clause of food, drug, and cosmetic act still in use today

yes

is the resource conservation and recovery act still enforced today

Still enforced, but it was amended in 1984? (I found 1984, slide says 1986).

is the energy policy act still enforced today

Still enforced, but it was amended by the Energy Act of 2020.

is the noise control and abatement act enforced today

still enforced today

is the Occupational Safety and Health Act still enforced today

still enforced

is the Paris Agreement still enforced today

Still enforced

(USA left in 2020, but returned in 2023)

is the national envriomental policy act still enforced today

Still enforced, but has been updated in May 2024.

is the wilderness act still enforced today

Still enforced. (I think it was amended but it doesn’t say so on the slide, created the National Wilderness Preservation System).

is the clean air act local, national, or international

national

is the clean water act local, national, or international

national

is the conventions on international trade in endagered species of wild fauna and flaura (CITIES) local, national, or international

International

is the comprehesive enviromental response compensation and libality act local, national, or international

national

is the montreal protocol local, national, or international

national

is the kyoto protocol local, national, or international

international

is the endangered species act local, national, or international

international

is the safe drinking water acting local, national, or international

national

is the delany clause of food, drug, and cosmetic act local, national, or international

national

is the resource conservation and energy act local, national, or international

national

is the energy policy act local, national, or international

national

is the noise control abatement act local, national, or international

national

is the occupational saftey and health act local, national, or international

national

is the paris agreement local, national, or international

international

is the national enviromental policy act local, national, or international

national

is the wildrness act local, national, or international

national