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page 1United States federal environmental legislation
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Endangered Species Act of 1973
United States law
Clean Air Act
United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level
Clean Water Act
primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
United States law establishing protected areas in Alaska
Antiquities Act
Superfund
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is designed to pay for investigating and cleaning up sites contaminated with hazardous substances. Sites managed under this program are referred to as Superfund sites. The EPA seeks to identify parties responsible for hazardous substances released to the environment (polluters) and either compel them to clean up the sites, or it may undertake
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
U.S. law to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the U.S. and U.K. (on behalf of Canada)
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
passed by the 101st United States Congress and signed by President George H. W. Bush
National Environmental Policy Act
United States federal environmental law (enacted 1970)