Apes Laws Test Review

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MMPA

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Lists endangered marine species. Bans hunting, capturing, displaying, and selling protected species. Bans whaling in U.S. waters.

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ESA

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Identifys and protects endangered species in the U.S. Includes migratory birds and their habitats.

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CITES

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Lists endangered species that cannot be traded internationally. Bans hunting, capturing, displaying, and selling protected, threatened, or endangered species.

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Safe Drinking Water Act

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Sets maximum contaminent levels for pollutants that may have adverse effects on human health. Protects surface waters and aquifers (groundwater)

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Clean Water Act

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Regulates and enforces all discharge into water sources and wetland destruction/construction to make all surface waters swimmable and fishable.

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Ocean/London Dumping Act

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Bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industiral waste into oceans.

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Montreal Protocol

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Phases out the use of ozone, ozone producing gases, and ozone destroying chemicals.

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Clean Air Act

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Requires the testing and reductions of all emissions from businesses, manufacturing, transportation vehicles, and individuals.

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SMCRA

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All surface mining operations are required to plan and carry out reclamation when mines are no longer in use.

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Antiquities Act

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Sets aside money for national parks, forests, and rangeland. Protects historic and prehistoric ruins/monuments from harm.

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Lacey Act

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A law prohibiting the transportation of illegially captured or prohibited animals and plants across state lines.

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CERCLA

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A fund for the emergency response and cleanup of hazardous waste sites. Parties responsible pay for clean-up or superfund pays when a responsible party cannot be found.

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RCRA

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Regulates hazardous waste and non-hazardous solid waste. All hazardous waste must be accounted for from creation to disposal or final storage.

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MMPA Situation

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A fisherman was caught killing sea lions in U.S. waters. He claimed that he was doing it because the seals are overpopulated and were eating all of the fish.

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ESA Situation

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The Osprey, whose diet mainly consists of fish, is protected from harm in order to protect it's valuable ecosystem.

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CITES Situation

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Wild caught Scarlet Macaws were being transported from Costa Rica to Canada for sale, but the Canadian customs officers confiscated the birds and sent them back to the Costa Rican government.

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Lacey Act Situation

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A lumber company that normally logs in Montanta moves their operation to Colorado during the winter. They attempt to bring the logs from Colorado back to Montana to sell, but they are barred by local authorities.

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Antiquities Act Situation

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A local Floridian was caught hunting deer in Ocala National Forest without a hunting liscense. He was informed by authorities that he was injuring and destroying a species belonging to a national park without permission.

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Safe Drinking Water Act Situation

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A local business has been fined for dumping cleaning chemicals behind their building. The chemicals were leeching into the aquifer below every time a rainstorm occured.

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Clean Water Act Situation

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A fish kill occured in a local lake. A plastic bottle manufacturer was fined for discharging chemicals into the lake.

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Ocean/London Dumping Act Situation

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A cruise ship

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Montreal Protocol Situation

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Your mother finds a can of cheese wiz from 1990. The aerosol can doesn't have an experation date on it, so she figures the cheese is still good. What law would suggest that she should not use it and consider it a hazardous waste?

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Clean Air Act Situation

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Florida wants to build a new coal fire electrical plant, but the emission control equiptment equals half the total cost of the plant. What law would prevent this plant from being built without this equiptment?

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SMCRA Situation

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A limestone mining company is about to complete their operation and move to a new mine, but they must reclaim the old mine before they can begin working on the next mine.

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CERCLA Situation

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An elementary school that was built in the 1950s is up for refurbishment. It is discovered that there is lead in the school's playground, which causes construction of the school to halt and the area is designated as a superfund site.

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RCRA Situation

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Bio-medical wastes from hospitals must be handled, stored, and disposed of following very specific regulations because it is classified as a hazardous waste.