Chapter 18 (Legislation)

Passed in 1963, then again in 1970, this act reduces air pollution nationwide

• Fresh Air Act
• Polluted Air Act
• Dirty Air Act
• Clean Air Act

Passed in 1948, then amended in 1972, this act sets wastewater standards for industry and regulates discharge into bodies of water

• Polluted Water Act
• Dirty Water Act
• Contaminated Water Act
• Clean Water Act

An international agreement from 1973, this regulates international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants

• WTO
• UNESCO
• CITES
• UNICEF

Passed in 1980, this act assigns liability for persons responsible for release of hazardous waste

• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Clean Air Act (CAA)

An international treaty to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of ODS (ozone depleting substances)

• Montreal Protocol
• Vienna Convention
• Kyoto Protocol
• Geneva Convention

An international treaty that commits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to reduce global warming

• Kyoto Protocol
• Paris Agreement
• Berlin Agreement
• London Accord

This act focuses on the conservation of threatened and endangered plants, animals, and their habitats

• Animal Conservation Act
• Habitat Preservation Law
• Wildlife Protection Act
• Endangered Species Act

A 1974 federal law that protects public drinking water. Does not apply to bottled water.

• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Environmental Protection Act (EPA)
• Water Quality Act (WQA)
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Prohibits the use, in food, of additives which have not been tested. Banned cancer-causing substances in food.

• United States food safety regulation
• Asian food safety regulation
• Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

• African food safety regulation

Regulates the management of hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, medical waste, and underground storage tanks. Gives EPA "cradle to grave" authority

• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
• Clean Air Act (CAA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)