Apes Laws 2
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12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anadromous Fish Conservation Act | Protected fish that live in the sea but grow up and breed in fresh water |
| Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management | Conservation and management of ocean fishing |
| Marine Mammal Protection | Federal responsibility to conserve marine mammals |
| Endangered Species | Provided broad protection of fish, wildlife, and plants that are threatened or endangered |
| CITES (1975) | Ensured that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants do not threaten their survival |
| Clean Water Act | pg. 166 memorize |
| Ocean Dumping ACt | Unlawful for any person to dump or transport for the purpose of dumping sewage, slufe or industrial waste into ocean waters |
| Safe Drinking Water Act | Est. a fed program to monitor and increase the safety of drinking water supply. Does not apply to wells that supply fewer than 25 people |
| Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act | Strengthened EPA's ability to prevent and respond to oil spills. Est. a trust fund, which is available to clean up oil spills. |
| 1970 Nat Enviro Policy Act | Created Council on Enviro Equality resulted in EPA creation. Mandates federal agencies prepare environmental impact statements |
| 1990 Pollution Prevention Act | Promote source reduction (stop pollution from being produced) |
| 1990 Environmental Education Act | Est. Office of Environmental Education to develop and administer a federal environmental education program. |
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