Environmental Laws Flashcard

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Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)

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Authorizes the president to draw from the petroleum reserve and establishes a permanent home-heating oil reserve in the Northeast.

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Montreal Protocol (MP)

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Banned the production of aerosols and initiated the phase out of all CFCs.

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Noise Control Act (NCA)

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Promotes a national environment free from noise that jeopardizes health and welfare, establishing research, noise standards, and information dissemination.

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Lacey Act

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A conservation law prohibiting the transportation of illegally captured or prohibited animals across state lines, primarily used to prevent the importation of potentially dangerous non-native species.

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Taylor Grazing Act (TGA)

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Regulates grazing on federal public land, with the Secretary of the Interior responsible for establishing grazing districts after public hearings.

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Clean Water Act (CWA)

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Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States.

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Endangered Species Act (ESA)

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Provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened and the ecosystems on which they depend.

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Oil Pollution Act (OPA)

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Strengthens the federal government's ability to prevent and respond to oil spills.

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Wilderness Act (WA)

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Created the National Wilderness Preservation System to protect wilderness areas in the United States.

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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWCPA)

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The primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.