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Forest Reserve Act of 1891 (L)
This allowed the president to set aside forestry for public use and conservation and was regarded by forestry advocates and federal officials as the first step toward protecting the public domain's remaining stands of valuable timber -
Lacey Act (B)
prohibits transporting live or dead animals or their parts across state borders without a federal permit -
Antiquities Act (L)
Theodore Roosevelt establishing the first general legal protection of cultural and natural resources in the United States -
National Park Service Act (L)
to conserve the scenery, national and historic objects, and the wild life -
Migratory Bird Act (B)
makes it illegal for anyone to import, export, transport, sell, purchase any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such a bird except under the terms of a valid permit issued pursuant to Federal regulations. -
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (B)
all waterfowl hunters 16 and older must annually buy and carry a Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp -
Taylor Grazing Act (L)
created for the regulation of grazing on the public lands (excluding Alaska) to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use -
Soil Conservation Act of 1935 (L)
sought to “control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment.” -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (A)
set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. -
Price-Anderson Act ($)
ensure the availability of a large pool of funds to provide compensation for members of the public who incur damages from a nuclear for radiological incident no matter who might be liable -
Wilderness Act (L)
Created the national wilderness preservation system -
Land and Water Conservation Act (L)
was established by Congress in 1964 to fulfill a bipartisan commitment to safeguard our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (L)
congress passed this to address the increasing problems the nation faced from our growing volume of municipal and industrial waste -
Water Pollution Control Act (L)
Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the US and allowed the EPA the authority to regulate. -
Clean Water Act (L)
establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters -
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (B)
created for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened -
Safe Drinking Water Act (L)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is allowed to set the standards for drinking water quality and oversees all of the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement these standards -
Resource Recovery Act (L)
Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle to grave" -
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (L)
provides Federal money/fund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. -
Clean Air Act (A)
established to solve multiple air pollution problems through programs based on the latest science and technology information
