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22 Cards in this Set
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SDWA
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-The Safe Water Drinking Act
-1974 -protects the quality of drinking water in the U.S./ actually or potentially designed for drinking use/ above ground or underground sources -authorizes EPA to establish minimum standards to protect tap water -requires all owners or operators of public water systems to comply with these primary (health-related) standards |
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SARA
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-Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
-1986 -amended CERCLA -created Superfund to reflect the lessons learned by Superfund in its first six years of existence -reinforced the importance of human health, community involvement, cooperation with state and local laws and authorities, and permanent solutions to hazardous waste cleanup |
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TSCA
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-Toxic Substance Control Act
-1976 -provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures -certain substances are generally excluded from TSCA, including, among others, food, drugs, cosmetics and pesticides -addresses the production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and lead-based paint |
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FIFRA
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-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-1996 -provides for federal regulation of pesticide distribution, sale, and use -All pesticides distributed or sold in the United States must be registered (licensed) by EPA -defines the term ''unreasonable adverse effects on the environment'' to mean: '' (1) any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide (2) a human dietary risk from residues that result from a use of a pesticide in or on any food inconsistent with the standard under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act'' |
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ESA
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-Endangered Species Act
-1973 -provides a program for the conservation of threatened and endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found -requires federal agencies, in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service, to ensure that actions they authorize, fund, or carry out are not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any listed species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of designated critical habitat of such species -prohibits any action that causes a "taking" of any listed species of endangered fish or wildlife -prohibts the importation, exporttation, interstate, and foreign commerce of listed species are all generally prohibited |
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CERCLA
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-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
-1980 -provides a Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment -the EPA was given power to seek out those parties responsible for any release and assure their cooperation in the cleanup -SARA reauthorized CERCLA |
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CWA
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-Clean Water Act
-1972 -establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters -made it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained |
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CAA
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-Clean Air Act
-1970 -regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources -authorizes EPA to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to protect public health and public welfare and to regulate emissions of hazardous air pollutants |
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How will the distinction---of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) in the atmosphere threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations---
change our overall approach to the regulation of Greenhouse Gasses? |
-another reason why we should stop/reduce the emmision of greenhouse gases
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NEPA
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-National Environmental Policy Act
-1969 -one of the first laws ever written that establishes the broad national framework for protecting our environment -assure that all branches of government give proper consideration to the environment prior to undertaking any major federal action that significantly affects the environment |
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RCRA
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-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
-1976 - gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave" (includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste) -set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous solid wastes |
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NWPA
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-Nuclear Waste Policy Act
-1982 -supports the use of deep geologic repositories for the safe storage and/or disposal of radioactive waste -assigns the Department of Energy (DOE) the responsibility to site, build, and operate a deep geologic repository for the disposal of high-level waste and spent nuclear fuel |
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CITES
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-Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
-1963 -international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival |
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Kyoto Protocol
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-1997
-international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions |
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Montreal Protocol
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-Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer (a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer)
-1989 -international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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-FWS
-federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and habitats -the mission of the agency reads as "working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people." -Units within the FWS include: National Wildlife Refuge System/ Migratory Birds program/ Federal Duck Stamp/ National Fish Hatchery System/ Endangered Species program/ Office of Law Enforcement |
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U.S. Forest Service
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-agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres
-major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System/ State and Private Forestry/ the Research and Development branch |
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Environmental Protection Agency
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-EPA
-agency of the federal government of the United States charged to protect human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress -chiefly responsible for the environmental policy of the United States -it is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the President of the United States |
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Bureau of Land Management
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-BLM
-agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately 253 million acres or one-eighth of the landmass of the country -manages 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate underlying Federal, state and private lands -mission is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations |
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National Resources Defense Council
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-(formerly the soil conservation service)
-NRDC -NY-based, non-profit, non-partisan international environmental advocacy group, with offices in Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Beijing -NRDC runs a number of programs pushing for environmental stewardship: The Air/Energy Program/ The Health Program/ The International Program/ The Land Program/ The Nuclear Program/ The Water and Oceans Program/ The Latino Outreach Program |
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National Parks Service
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-NPS
-U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations -was created by Congress through the National Park Service Organic Act -It is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior, a federal executive department whose head, the Secretary of the Interior, is a Cabinet officer nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate |
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U.S. Geologic Survey
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-USGS
-scientific agency of the United States government -the scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it -has four major science disciplines: concerning biology, geography, geology, and hydrology -headquartered in Reston, Virginia |
