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18 Cards in this Set
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Surface mining control and reclamation
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1977 Requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land
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Madrid protocol
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1991Moratorium on mineral exploration for 50 years in Antarctica
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Safe drinking water act
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1974Set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
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Clean water act
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1972Set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways
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Ocean dumping ban act
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1988Bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste in the ocean
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Clean air act
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1970Set emission standards for cars and limits for release of air pollutants
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Kyoto protocol
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2005Controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries
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Montreal protocol
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1987Phase out of ozone depleting substances
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Resource conservation and recovery act
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1976Controls hazardous waste with a cradle to grave system
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Comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act
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1980Designed to identify and clean up abandoned hazardous waste dump sites
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Nuclear waste policy act
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1982US government must develop a high level nuclear waste site
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Food quality protection act
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1996Set pesticide limits in food and all active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic effects
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Endangered species act
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1973Identifies threatened and endangered species in the US
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Convention on international trade in endangered species
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1973Lists species that cannot be commercially traded as specimens or wildlife products
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Magnuson Stevens act
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1976Management of marine fisheries
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Healthy forest initiative
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2003Thin overstocked stands, clear away vegetation and trees to create shaded fuel breaks
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National environmental policy act
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1969Environmental impact statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started
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Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants
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2004Seeks to protect human health from the 12 most toxic chemicals
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