Environmental Laws

The purpose of this Act is to conserve, restore, and reproduce the endangered species due to the extinction.

The purpose of the Act was to provide more outdoor recreation needs to expand population and to promote the preservation of outdoor areas and historic resources.

The National Environmental Policy Act was created to ensure federal agencies consider the environmental impacts of their actions and decisions.

The Clean Water Act establishes the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters. The Act sets the standards on the quality of surface water

The MMPA provides the protection of marine mammals in U.S. water from extinction or depletion resulted by human activities. The Act made it illegal to take marine mammals without a permit. People cannot harass, feed, hunt, capture, collect, or kill any marine mammals by law.

The Endangered Species Act was created to protect animals and plants that are in danger of extinction.

This Act approves long-range planning by the Forest Service to protect the forest resources for the future supply and to maintain a quality environment.

The purpose of Safe Drinking Water Act is to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. The law sets up the minimum standards to protect tap water and requires all public water system to follow the health related standards.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or CITES is an international agreement between governments to ensure that any wild animals and plants are harms or threaten by the international trade.

The purpose of Federal Land Policy and Management Act or FLPMA was to establish a unified and systematic program to manage and preserve public lands that are valued in many ways like historical, ecological, and environmental. This Act manages 261 million acres of public lands.

This Act approves long-range planning by the Forest Service to protect the forest resources for the future supply and to maintain a quality environment.

The purpose of this Act is to set up standards for managing the national forests and to require the development of land management plans for national forests and grasslands. It also makes Forest Service to develop reports of Nation's renewable resources on forests and rangelands.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act sets a basic plans to manage non-hazardous solid wastes. It lets EPA to control hazardous waste from transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal.

The purpose of Soil and Water Conservation Act is to set up a national plan for soil and water conservation on private lands such as farms. USDA is responsible for this Act and they appraises the trends of soil, water and other related resources to meet future demands as well as present, evaluates current and programs, and also develops the conservation program of soil and water to provide activities.

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act establishes the regulations of surface mining activities and the reclamation of coal-mined lands.

Arctic Conservation Act provides protections to native mammals, birds, and their ecosystem in the Arctic areas. The law is applied to all U.S. citizens who visits Antarctica.

Energy Tax Act is part of the National Energy Act. The purpose of this Act was to shift energy from oil to gas and also to promote fuel efficiency and renewable energy through taxes.

This Act is also known as CERCLA or Superfund. The Act provides funds to a Federal to clean up uncontrolled harmful wastes that releases pollutants and contaminates the environment.

Under Low Level Radioactive Policy Act, states are required to give disposal capacity for commercial low-level radioactive waste generated within the state's borders.

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act allows the financial and technical support to the states for the development and conservation programs for fish and wildlife.

Nuclear Waste Policy Act assists the used of geologic repositories for the safe storage and disposal of radioactive waste. The Act sets procedures to examine repository sites.

The purpose of this Act is to provide protection to anyone who has the right to access the federal agency records from disclosure by any exemptions provided by the law.

The purpose of this Act is to protect and maintain wildlife and their habitats. It also provides conservation by the Agency for International Development.

Food Security Act lowered commodity price and income supports. The Act also established a dairy herd buyout program.

The purpose of the Act is to conserve wetlands for the public benefits and to help international obligations in various migratory bird treaties and conventions.

Montreal Protocol is an international agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. It regulated the production and use of chemicals that contribute the depletion of ozone layer.

The purpose of this Act was to ban ocean dumping of municipal sewage sludge and industrial waste.

Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that provides a cost effective and efficient way for trademark holders. It provides protection for their marks in multiple countries with paying fees.

The purpose of Environmental Education Act is to provide more local education about environment and to support and improve awareness of environmental issues. EPA established the Office of Environmental Education to enact the program.

The Lacey Act prohibits the trade of wildlife, fish, or plants that are possessed, transported, or sold. Plant products such as timber and paper are also prohibited by the law.

The purpose of this Act is to reduce the pollution by cost effective source reduction practices such as decreasing the amount of contaminant substances released into the environment.

The purpose of Waste Reduction Act was to reduce the production and disposal of waste by encouraging people to develop practices and programs for reduction of waste and to ensure the use of resources and the environments for future use.

California Desert Protection Act preserves 2 national monuments, 5 wilderness areas, and other protections for other places. The purpose of the Act is to protect and preserve the desert lands found in southern California and to own them for wildland resource.

The purpose of Food Quality Protection Act is to reduce pesticide use in food and to set up strict standards for public health protection. Under the law, EPA is especially required to protect infants and children from pesticides in food or from exposure of pesticides.

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement between the world's industrial nations to reduce greenhouse gases to prevent global warming