Apes Legislation Flashcards
(18 cards)
Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act
(1977) requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land
Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA, 1974) set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health
Clean Water Act
(CWA, 1972) set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways; aims to make surface waters swimmable and fishable
Ocean Dumping Ban Act
(1988) bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste in the ocean
Madrid Protocol
(1991) Moratorium on mineral exploration for 50 years in Antarctica
Clean Air Act
(CAA, 1970) set emission standards for cars and limits for release of air pollutants
Kyoto Protocol
(2005) controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries
Montreal Protocol
(1987) phase-out of ozone depleting substances
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)
(1976) controls hazardous waste with a cradle-to-grave system
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA)
(1980) “Superfund,” designed to identify and clean up abandoned hazardous waste dump sites
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
(1982) U.S. government must develop a high level nuclear waste site (Yucca Mtn)
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
(1996) set pesticide limits in food, & all active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects
Endangered Species Act
(1973) identifies threatened and endangered species in the U.S., and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
(1973) lists species that cannot be commercially traded as live specimens or wildlife products
Magnuson-Stevens Act
(1976) Management of marine fisheries
Healthy Forest Initiative (HFI)
(2003) thin overstocked stands, clear away vegetation and trees to create shaded fuel breaks, provide funding and guidance to reduce or eliminate hazardous fuels in national forests, improve forest fire fighting, and research new methods to halt destructive insects
National Environmental Policy Act
(1969) Environmental Impact Statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
(2004) Seeks to protect human health from the 12 most toxic chemicals (includes 8 chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides / DDT can be used for malaria control)
