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| Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act |
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| requires coal and strip mines to reclaim the land |
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| moratorium on mineral exploration for 50 years in Antartica |
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| set maximum contaminant levels for pollutants that may have adverse effects on human health |
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| set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutnats that can be discharged into waterways...aim to make surface waters swimmable and fishable |
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| attempt to reduce non-point source pollution |
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| bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste in the ocean |
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| set emission standards for cars, and limits for release of air pollutants |
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| controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries |
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| phaseout of ozone depleting substances |
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| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
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| controls hazardous waste with a cradle to grave system |
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| Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
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| designed to identify and clean up abandoned hazardous waste dump sites |
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| Low Level Radioactive Policy Act |
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| all states must have facilities to handle low level radioactive wastes |
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| US government must develop a high level nuclear waste site by 2015 |
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| identifies threathened and endangered species in the US, and puts their protection ahead of economic considerations |
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| Convention of international Trade in Endangered Species |
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| lists species that cannot be commercially traded as live specimens or wildlife products |
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| Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, Rodenticide Act |
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| regulates effectiveness of pesticides |
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| Food Quality Protection Act |
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| set pesticide limits in food, and all active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects |
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| National Environmental Policy Act |
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| Environmental Impact Statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started |
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