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Forest Reserve Act (LAND)
allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain -
Lacey Act (BIODIVERSITY)
a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold -
Antiquities Act (LAND)
This law gives the President of the United States the authority to, by presidential proclamation, create national monuments from federal lands to protect significant natural, cultural, or scientific features -
National Park Service Act (LAND)
a United States federal law that established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the United States Department of the Interior -
Migratory Bird Act (BIODIVERSITY)
enacted in order to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain -
Taylor Grazing Act (LAND)
a United States federal law that provides for the regulation of grazing on the public lands to improve rangeland conditions and regulate their use -
Soil Conservation Act (LAND)
a United States federal law that allowed the government to pay farmers to reduce production so as to conserve soil and prevent erosion -
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (BIODIVERSITY)
Federal statute that governs the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides in the United States -
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ADDED)
They just value and conserve nature. They keep a list of threatened species called the "red list". -
Price-Anderson Act (ENERGY)
which governs liability-related issues for all non-military nuclear facilities constructed in the United States before 2026 -
Clean Air Act (AIR)
controlled air pollution in the USA -
Wilderness Act (LAND)
recognized wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” -
Land and Water Conservation Act (LAND/WATER)
provides funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water, for the benefit of all Americans -
Water Pollution Control Act (WATER)
commonly known as the Clean Water Act. Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States -
Clean Water Act (WATER)
Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the United States -
Marine Mammal Protection Act (ADDED)
It prohibits the killing of all marine mammals in the US and prohibits the import or export of any marine mammal body parts. -
CITES (ADDED)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora controls the international trade of threatened plants and animals. It is an International agreement between 175 countries -
Endangered Species Act (BIODIVERSITY)
conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend -
Endangered Species Act (ADDED)
Authorizes the US Fish and Wildlife service to determine which species can be listed as threatened or endangered and prohibits the harming/trading of these species. The act also authorizes the government to purchase habitat that is critical to the species. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (WATER)
focuses on ensuring that public drinking water meets appropriate safety standards; in contrast, the Clean Water Act regulates pollution in our nation's lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water -
Resource Recovery Act (ENERGY)
principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (ENERGY)
principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste -
Comprehensive Environment Response, Compensation and Liability Act (LAND/AIR)
designed to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants -
Convention on Biological Diversity (ADDED)
Established a treaty to protect Biodiversity.
1.) Conservation
2.) Sustainable use
3.) Equitably share the benefits that emerge from the commercial use of resources (i.e. pharmaceutical drugs).