Environmental Law

Which act protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams, and oceans, from pollutants?

• Toxic Substances Control Act

• ESA: Endangered Species Act

• CITES

• Clean Water Act

Which act was created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creation of laws to protect the environment?

• Clean Air Act
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Energy Independence and Security Act
• Energy Policy Act

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible, such as CFCs.

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Stockholm Agreement

• CITES

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

This regulates the testing and contents of municipal tap water.

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Clean Water Act

• Clean Air Act

This law restricts pollution of surface waters.

• Clean Water Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act, SDWA

• Solid Waste Disposal Act, SWDA

• Toxic Substances Control Act, TOSCA

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

This law restricts the pollution of the atmosphere

• Clean Drinking Water Act

• Clean Air Act

• The EPA

• Atmospheric Control Act

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Cradle-to-grave law for describes rules for the proper handling of hazardous and toxic waste

• The EPA

• Clean Air Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, RCRA

• Recylcing Act

This lists organisms that are at risk for extinction and plans for their recovery.

• The EPA

• Endangered Species Act

• Clean Water Act

• FIFRA

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Entity charged with enforcing environmental laws

• Department of Agriculture

• Department of the Interior

• The EPA

• OSHA

OSHA, the Occupational and Safety Health Act . . .

• ensures worker and workplace safety.

• promotes job security to federal employees and workplace health.

• guarantees workplaces must promote healthy lifestyles to get the best productivity from their workers.

• enforces reasonable work hours for certain occupations.