Vocab 137-154 (Legislation of Mining, Water, Air, Waste, Life, and General) Flashcards
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
(1977) requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land
Madrid Protocol
(1991) Suspension of mineral exploration (mining) for 50 years in Antarctica
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 permissable amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways; aims to make surface water swimmable and fishable
Ocean Dumping Ban Act
(1988) bans ocean of sewage sludge and industrial waste in the ocean
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 target for developed countries.
Montreal Protocal
91987) phase-out of ozone depleting substances
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA, 1976) controls hazardous waste with a cradle-to-grave system
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 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 higher level nuclear waste site (Yucca Mtn)
Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA, 1996) set pesticide limit in food, and 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, Healthy Forests, Restoration Act of 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 pesticide/ DDT can be used for malaria control)
