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Meat Inspection Act
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-federal inspectors must visit meatpacking plants to ensure quality of sanitation
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Forest Reserve Act of 1891
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-Roosevelt sets aside 150 million acres of federal land as a nat’l reserve under this law
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Newlands Reclamation Law (1902)
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-provide money from sale of public lands for irrigation projects in western states
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National Conservation Commission
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-1908- TR holds a White House conference on conservation, establishes this commission
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Taft’s Trustbusting
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-busts more than twice as many trusts as TR did, like U.S. steel
-establishes Bureau of Mines -Mann Elkins Act of 1910- give ICC power to suspend new RR rates -pass 16th amendment to collect an income tax on the wealthy |
