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Environmental laws
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atomic Energy Act (1954) | monitoring the commercial and national defense use of atomic energy. Regulatory structure for construction and use of nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons facilities. |
| Clean Air Act (1970) | Set goals and standards for the quality and purity of air of air in the United States. |
| Clean Water Act (1972) | Establishes and maintains goals and standards for US water quality and purity. |
| Coastal zone Management Act (1972) | the program provides federal funding to participating coastal states and territories for the implementation of measures that conserve coastal areas. |
| Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and liability Act (1980) | Requires the clean up of sites contaminated with toxic waste. |
| Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (1986) | Requires companies to disclose information about toxic chemicals they release into the air and water and dispose of on land |
| Endangered Species Act (1973) | is designed to protect and recover endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the united states and beyond. |
| Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1938) | in the nations major law regulating contaminants in food, including pesticides. |
| Federal Land Policy and Management Act (1976) | Provides for protection of the scenic, scientific, historic, and ecological values of federal lands and for public involvment in their management. |
| Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1947) | Controls the sale, distribution and application of pesticides. |
| Food Quality Protection Act (1996) | Is designed to ensure that levels of pesticide residues in food meet strict standards for public health protection. |
| Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (1976) | Governs the management and control the US marine fish populations, and is intended to maintain and restore healthy levels of fish stocks and prevent over harvesting. |
| Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972) | REquires agencies to review any activity that has the potential to harass or kill these species, and is an international model for such laws. |
| National Environmental Policy Act (1970) | NEPA created environmental policies and goals for the country, and established the Presidents Council |
| Oil Pollution Act (1990) | Requires oil storage facilities and vessels to prepare spill response plans and provide for their rapid implementation. |
| Proposition 65 (1986) | Designed to provide public warnings about the risk of exposure to toxic chemicals and to eliminate toxins from drinking water supplies |
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976) | seeks to prevent the creation of toxic waste dumps by setting standards for the management of hazardous waste |
| Safe Drinking Water Act (1974) | Establishes drinking water standards for tap water safety and requires rules for groundwater protection from underground injection |
| Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977) | Is intended to ensure that coal mining activity is conducted with sufficient protective of the public and the environment and provides for the restoration of abandoned mining areas to beneficial use |
| Toxic Substances Control Act U(1976) | Authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, distribution, import, and processing of certain toxic chemicals. |
| Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty | proposed treaty to prohibit all testing of nuclear weapons in all environments: underground, underwater, in the atmosphere and in space. |
| The Kyoto Protocol | International agreement setting binding limits on emissions of green house gases from industrialized countries. |
| Montreal Protocol | international agreement signed by more than 150 countries to limit the production of substances harmful to stratospheric ozone layer, such as CFC's. |
| Non-proliferation Treaty | multinational treaty signed in 1968 which aims to control the spread of nuclear weapons |
| United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| Conservation International | Works to protect plant and animal diversity in key hotspots, wilderness areas and marine regions. |
| Greenpeace | Uses nonviolent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and force solutions |
| Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | Provides a definitive assessment of the causes and predicted consequences of global warming. The IPCC website includes a calendar of events and an archive of speeches and official documents. |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | Cooperates with partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Works to improve animal welfare, prevent animal cruelty and abuse, protect wildlife and provide animal rescue around the world. |
| Rainforest Action Network | Campaigns for rainforests and their inhabitants through grassroots organizing, education and nonviolent direct action. Visit the website to find rainforest facts and links. |
| The Transatlantic Platform for Action on the Global Environment | environmental leaders to debate critical environmental issues, identify areas for future collaboration, and inform policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic. The project focuses on climate change and energy and marine protected areas. |
| United Nations Environment Programme | Acts to facilitate and promote the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment. |
| World Conservation Monitoring Centre | Works to promote wiser decision-making and a sustainable future by providing information on the conservation and sustainable management of the living world. |
| World Conservation Union | Encourages and assists societies globally to preserve biodiversity and to ensure that any use of natural resources is ecologically sustainable. |
| World Resources Institute | Focuses on finding practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. |
| Worldwatch Institute | Works toward an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. |
| WWF | Seeks to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by promoting biodiversity and sustainability, while minimizing pollution and consumption |
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