Legislation Affecting the Earth

Clean Water Act 1972

• established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. 
• U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. Passed in 1972 and amended in 1977 and 1987, the Clean Water Actwas originally 
• legislation that grants public access to documents or other data in the possession of a government agency or public authority, unless the information falls into a category that is specifically excluded from the terms of the legislation.

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Endangered Species Act 1973 

• created the National Wilderness Preservation System and recognized wilderness as “an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.
• Protects endangered species
• significantly amended portions of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act 

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Kyoto Protocol

• international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
• nternational treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol 
• international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

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This act  was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment. This act was also established to handle problems such as acid rain, ground-level ozone, and air toxics.

• Clean Air Act
• Clean Water Act
• Energy Policy Act
• Department of Energy

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This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live.

• Department of Energy
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Energy Policy Act

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Which act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient AirQuality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment?

• National Environmental Policy Act
• Clean Air Act
• Energy Independence and Security Act
• Energy Policy Act

Which act protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?

• Pollution Prevention Act
• Energy Independence and Security Act
• Energy Policy Act
• Clean Water Act

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The Clean Air Act is monitored and enforced by the

• The Paris Accord
• GSA-Government Services Agency
• Virginia
• EPA-Environmental Protection Agency 

Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Madrid Protocol

• Yucca Protocol

What does GMO stand for?

• Genetically Modified Organism
• Genius Modified Organism
• Genetically Modified Organelle
• Genetically Magical Organism