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To make sure large businesses would not cause harm to the environment.
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This act is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold.
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The act was enacted in 1916 and passed in 1918. It is a federal law which protect migratory birds between the U.S and Britain.
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This protects two species of the eagle, the bald eagle and golden eagle.
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Gave United States Public Health service responsibility for preventing introduction, transmission and spread of diseases from foreign countries.
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A 1.5-million-acre wetlands preserve on the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida.
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Regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, the only continent without a native human species.
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Used to highlight the adverse effects of pesticides on the environment.
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Federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level, one of the US’s most influential environmental law.
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Protected 9.1 million acres of land.
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Prevent degradation of water below applicable standards.
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Law that promotes the enhancement of the environment.
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Annual event to support the environment and promote protecting it.
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The Environmental Protection Agency which is an agency through the federal government for environmental protection.
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DDT was a program to help fight diseases such as malaria, typhus, and yellow fever.
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Agency of the UN that coordinates the organizations environmental activities and assists developing countries.
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Federal law governing water pollution in order to restore the integrity of the nation’s water supply.
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The embargo was targeted towards nations supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War.
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Protect and recover species and the environment they live in.
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The Hooker Chemical company got government permission to dump chemicals into the Love Canal which over time amounted to 21,000 tons. The land was later sold in order to avoid any lawsuits.
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Encourages awareness and action for the protection of our environment.
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Multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals
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This act is a United States law, passed by the United States Congress that regulates the introduction of new or already existing chemicals.
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Gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste situations.
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West Texas A&M's alternative energy research.
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Nuclear power plant reactor had a meltdown causing part of the core to melt.
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Also known as the Bhopal Disaster, was an accident at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, which released at least 30 tons of a highly toxic gas called methyl isocyanate, as well as a number of other poisonous gases.
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Catastrophic nuclear accident leaving 31 dead at the scene and 15 dying later because of it.
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Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out production of resources.
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Oil tanker owned by Exxon spilled over in Alaska.
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The goal was to foil a potential landing by US Marines and it made commandeering oil reserves dangerous.
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The first United Nations Summit was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. It was held for addressing urgent problems of environmental protection at the global level.
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Creates a new safety standard that must be applied to all food commodities.
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Pledge to try and eradicate hunger in all countries.
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International treaty which commits nations to reducing the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted.
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Considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the world.
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Agreement within the UN on climate change and dealing with greenhouse gasses.
