1. The Wilderness Act 1964

2. Permanently protects some lands from development.

3. The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) 1972

4. Prohibits the taking of marine mammals in U.S. waters and importation of mammals and marine mammal products into the USA

5. Pollution Prevention Act 1990

6. Pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible, if not, it should be recycled in an environmentally safe manner

7. The Clean Air Act (CAA) 1963/1970

8. Regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. Checks for criteria pollutants: Sulfur Dioxide Particulate Matter Lead Ozone Nitrogen Dioxide Carbon Monoxide

9. The Clean Water Act (CWA) 1972

10. Establishes regulation for discharges of pollutants into the waters of the U.S. Sets limits to keep our waterways – fishable and swimmable

11. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 1974

12. Protects the quality of drinking water in the U.S. Water treatment facilities must follow the strict guidelines established by EPA

13. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLA or Superfund) 1980

14. Provides for a “Superfund” to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites as well as accidents, spills and other emergency releases of pollutants.

15. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 1976

16. EPA has the ability to track approx. 75,000 industrial chemicals produced or imported into the United States

17. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) 1900

18. Regulates the trade of endangered species

19. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) 1973

20. Provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats where they are found

21. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

22. Designed to help local communities protect public health, safety and be safe from chemical hazards

23. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

24. Employers must provide their workers a place of employment free from recognized hazards to safety and health such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions

25. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 1938

26. requires producers of food additives/colorings/cosmetics to demonstrate to a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from the intended use of an additiverequires producers of food additives/colorings/cosmetics to demonstrate to a reasonable certainty that no harm will result from the intended use of an additive

27. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 1972

28. Controls the distribution, sale and use of pesticides

29. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) 1996

30. No harm should come to people from pesticides used on foods

31. Convention of Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 Kyoto Protocol

32. International treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

33. Convention of Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol of 1986 Montreal Protocol

34. International treaty to phase out stratospheric ozone destroying compounds….CFC’s

35. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 1969

36. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to consider environmental values into their decision making when planning new development projects An EIS (environmental impact statement) must be generated for any building project

37. Convention of the Conference on the Human Environment Stockholm Declaration 1972

38. First huge gathering of nations to address all global environmental issues, from endangered species, to laws of the seas etc..

39. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 1990

40. Trust fund was created through a tax on oil to finance the cleanup of oil spills when the responsible party is unable or unwilling to do so

41. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1976

42. RCRA tracks the progress of hazardous wastes from their point of generation, their transport, and their treatment and/or disposal From the “Cradle to the Grave”

43. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) 1977

44. SMCRA – ensures that mining companies post a bond sufficient to cover the cost of reclaiming the site (incase they go bankrupt)

45. The Wild and Scenic River Act 1968

46. These rivers, or section of rivers, are to be preserved in their “free-flowing” condition and are not to be dammed or improved in any way

47. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act 1980

48. After more than two decades of scientific study, in 2002, Congress and the President approved the development of a permanent geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

49. The Energy Policy Act 2005

50. Financial incentives such as tax write- offs and loan guarantees for individuals or businesses were directed to those who practiced energy conservation.Financial incentives such as tax write- offs and loan guarantees for individuals or businesses were directed to those who practiced energy conservation.