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When was the Montreal Protocol signed and where was it implemented?

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1989, 197 member countries

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What was the intent of the Montreal Protocol?

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To regulate production and consumption of 100 man-made chemicals (ozone depleting substances)

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What are the ozone depleting substances of the Montreal Protocol?

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Carbon tetrachloride, methyl bromide, methyl chloroform

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Why was the Montreal Protocol created?

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Upon discovery of ozone hole, it highlighted human effects of ozone layer

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What was the impact of the Montreal Protocol?

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The ozone is projected to recover and the stratospheric ozone is saving 2 million per year from skin cancer

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When was the Safe Drinking Water Act implemented?

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1974

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What was the intent of the Safe Drinking Water Act?

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To ensure safe drinking water for public

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Why was the Safe Drinking Water Act created?

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Natural occurring and man-made contaminants were affecting public health poorly

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What was the impact of the Safe Drinking Water Act?

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Reduced pipe corrosion, improved health and tastes for humans, 90% population receives drinking water, meeting EPA water standards for health and safety

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When was the Clean Air Act implemented?

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1970

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What was the intent of the Clean Air Act?

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To protect public health and welfare through regulating emissions of hazardous air pollutants

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What are the hazardous air pollutants of the Clean Air Act?

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Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide

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Why was the Clean Air Act created?

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Dense and visible smog covered the nation’s big cities and industrial centers

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What was the impact of the Clean Air Act?

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Harmful chemicals in air dropped, decreasing atmospheric warming and creating healthier soil, freshwater bodies, and vegetation

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When was the Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act implemented?

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1958

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What was the intent of the Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?

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To prohibit adding chemicals that causes cancer in humans/animals to food, drugs, or cosmetics

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Why was the the Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act created?

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Respond to concern over new food and prevent cancer in humans

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What was the impact of the Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?

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Help prohibit chemicals known to cause cancer from being made for human consumption

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When was the Clean Water Act implemented?

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1972

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What was the intent of the Clean Water Act?

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To address and restore water pollution

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Why was the Clean Water Act created?

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Many different types of air pollution

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What was the impact of the Clean Water Act?

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Reduced soil depletion, increase water treatment plan from 7 million to 145 million, raised awareness

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When was the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act implemented?

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1980

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What was the intent of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act?

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To address dangers of waste dumps, emergency spills, or harmful contaminants through a response program and national cleanup find

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What created the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act?

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Abandoned and hazardous waste dumps

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What was the impact of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act?

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Cleaned up small fraction of worst waste cities in the US

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Where and when was the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna implemented?

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Internationally in 183 countries, 1975

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What was the intent of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna?

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International treaty to prevent species from becoming endangered/extinct due to international trade

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Why was the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna created?

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Widespread information about endangerment of prominent species

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What was the impact of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna?

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Protects 35k species worldwide from unlawful international trade including ivory, rhino horns, tigers, gorillas, and coral

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When was the Endangered Species Act implemented?

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1973

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What was the intent of the Endangered Species Act?

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To provide framework to protect endangered species and habitants to preserve biodiversity

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Why was the Endangered Species Act created?

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Protect animals and plants from extinction

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What was the impact of the Endangered Species Act?

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Protects 1,600+ plant and animal species and the US and territories, many are recovering

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When was the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act implemented?

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1976

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What was the intent of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

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To govern hazardous and disposable waste through 3 programs: solid waste, hazardous waste, and UST

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Why was the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act created?

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Growing volume of municipal and industrial waste, causing the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 to address issues

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What was the impact of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

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Restore contaminated land, reduce emissions, give EPA control to dispose hazardous waste

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When and where was the Kyoto Protocol implemented?

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Worldwide especially developed countries, 2005

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What was the intent of the Kyoto Protocol?

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To reduce green house gas emissions

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What are the greenhouse gas emissions of the Kyoto Protocol?

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Carbon Dioxide, Nitrous Oxide, Methane, Perfluorocarbons, Sulphur Hexafluoride, Hexafluoride, and Hydrofluorocarbons

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Why was the Kyoto Protocol created?

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Started from UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to agreement between nations

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What was the impact of the Kyoto Protocol?

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Reduced CO2 emissions by 12.5%

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