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23 Cards in this Set
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National Park Service Act
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-est. national park service in Dept. of interior
- wanted to maintain land for furture generations |
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International Whaling Commission
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-regulates species harvested
-sets quotas on number of ceatceans harvested |
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CITES
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(Convention on International Endangered Species)
-monitors trade on endangered species internationally |
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Lacey Act
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-prohibit transport of exotic or wild animals or their parts across state lines w/o a permit
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ESA
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(Endangered Species Act)
-lists endangered species in US and abroad -forbid fed agencies from projects that would harm endangered species- forbid ppl from killing/collecting them |
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Price Anderson Act
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-protect US nuclear industry for liability in accidents
-only covers 9.5 billion but accident could cost way more |
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Oil Pollution Act
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-after Exxon Valdez oil spill
-est. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund -companies responsible for clean up but gov't can also respond |
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US Wilderness Act
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-set aside land w/ NO development
-est. definition of "wilderness" |
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NEPA
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(National Environmental Protection Act)
-all fed gov't agencies must have environmental impact statements and Environmental assessments before starting projects |
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US Marine Mammal Protection Act
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prohibits killing/taking of marine mammals
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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applies to public h2O (not bottled)
EPA sets standards for contaminates in water and lead free pipes |
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Food Security Act/ Farm ACt
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subsidies for palnting eroding land w/ grass and trees for 10-15yrs
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Conservation Easements
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forgiving debts of farmers for not farming eroding land or wetlands
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Taylor Grazing Act
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regulates grazing on public land and creates grazing districts to prevent overgrazing
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Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
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mining Co.'s must restore land to orginal purpose
-lots of lobbying lets them escape this law frequently |
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UN Conference on Human Environment
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Stockholm 1972
forces gov'ts to have environmental policies |
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Clean Air Acts
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sets standards on air pollution by EPA
reduces NO cmpds and SO2` |
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Kyoto treaty
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39 countries cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2% by 2012
US withdrawns because expensive and doesn't account for developing nations |
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Montreal Protocol
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36 nations cut CFCs by 35% by 2000
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Clean water Act
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-set standards for key water pollutants
-polluteres need permits to dump specific chemicals -EPA montiors sewage leaks |
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FIFRA
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(federeal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act)
-EPA approval for all pesticide -EPA sets levels for amt of pesticide on food before sold |
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RCRA
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(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act)
regulates hazardous wastes by EPA firms w/ 100kg or more of haz wastes need a permit |
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CERCLA
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(Comprehensive Environmental Response, compensation and Liability Act) aka Superfnd
-ID haz waste sites and clean up wastes from groundwater -put worst sites on national priorities List |
