1) 1987, International 2) Treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that damage the ozone 3) UNEP (United Nationals Environment Programme) , ENDO(United Nationals Development Programme)

1) 1978, National 2) Reduce oil import needs by 1985 and increase the use of fuels other than oil and gas 3) EPA

1) 1969, Nataional 2) Requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into decision making by considering environmental impact of actions 3) EPA

1) National, 1916 2) Established the National Park Service (NPS) 3) Department of the Interior

1) 1966, Nataional 2) Provides guidelines for administration and management of ares considered wildlife refuges 3) FWS

1) 1982, National 2) Supports the use of deep geologic repositories for safe storage/disposal of radioactive waste, creates procedures for the previous 3) Department of Energy (DOE), EPA

1) 1970, National 2) Ensure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women 3) U.S Department of Labor

1) 1988, National 2) Amended portions of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972/ banned ocean dumping of municipal sewage and industrial waste 3) NOAA, EPA

1) 1990, National 2) Improved nation's ability to prevent/respond to oil spills- established provisions that expanded gov's ability, created the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 3) EPA, Coast Guard

1) 2004, National 2) Amends Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits associates with oil spills for double haul tank vessels, phases out liability limits for single-hull vessels 3) EPA, Coast Guard

1) 1990, National 2) Focused industry, gov, and public attention to reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production 3) EPA

1) 1976, National 2) Gave EPA authority to control hazardous waste from the cradle to grave, set framework for the management of non-hazardous solid wastes 3) EPA

1) 1974, National 2) Protect public health by regulating the nation's public drinking water supply, allows EPA to set national health-based standards for drinking water 3) EPA

1) 1977, National 2) provides United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) broad strategic assessment and planning authority for conversation of soil and water 3) USDA

1) 1965, National 2) Amendment to the Clean Air Act, first fed law that required environmentally sound methods for disposal of household, municipal, commercial, and industrial waste 3) EPA

1) 1977, National 2) Regulates the environmental effects of coal mining through two programs, one for regulating active coal mines and a second for abandoned mines 3) Office of Surface Mining, EPA

1) 1976, National 2) Granted EPA authority to create regulatory framework to collect data on chemicals in order to evaluate, mitigate, and control risks 3) EPA

1) 1969, National 2) Establishes a National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and prescribed the methods and standards in which rivers may be admitted 3) FWS

1) 1964, National 2) Created legal definition of wilderness in US, protected 9.1 million acres 3) EPA

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