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Environmental law is the collection of laws, regulations, agreements and common law that governs how humans interact with their environment. [2] This includes environmental regulations; laws governing management of natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries; and related topics such as environmental impact assessments.
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005; Environmental Protection Act 1994; Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 – centerpiece environmental legislation in Australia [21] Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975; Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and ...
1993 – North American Free Trade Agreement (Implementation Act) 1994 – Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice; 1996 – Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act (P.L. 104-19) 1996 – Food Quality Protection Act (amended FIFRA) 1996 – Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
Environmental protection, or environment protection, is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, groups and governments. [1] Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where it is possible, to repair damage and reverse trends.
The Environmental Protection Agency can only act pursuant to statutes—the laws passed by Congress. Appropriations statutes authorize how much money the agency can spend each year to carry out the approved statutes. The agency has the power to issue regulations. A regulation interprets a statute, and EPA applies its regulations to various ...
The Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) was created in 1994 and went into effect on March 30, 1995. [1] It is the primary governing legislation on environmental laws and protections in the state of Michigan. It contains all laws regarding invasive aquatic species and environmental protections and control against them.
International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), Geneva, 1994; Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution, Kuwait, 1978; Kyoto Protocol - greenhouse gas emission reductions; Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918; Minamata Convention on Mercury, 2013