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"Conservation" originated in the late 19th century as a movement built around the conservation of natural resources and an attempt to stave off air, water, and land pollution. By the 1970s environmentalism evolved into a much more sophisticated control regime, one that employed the Environmental Protection Agency to slow environmental degradation.
1974 – Safe Drinking Water Act (amended 1986, 1996) 1975 – Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; 1976 – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (amended 1984, 1996) 1976 – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (amended 2016) 1977 – Clean Water Act (amended FWPCA of 1972) 1977 – Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
— Noise Control Act. — Clean Water Act. — Coastal Zone Management Act. — The Blue Marble photograph — Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) – major amendments — (June 14) After seven months of hearings, the United States Environmental Protection Agency bans most uses of DDT. [24] — The Trust for Public Land ...
America had its own conservation movement in the 19th century, most often characterized by George Perkins Marsh, author of Man and Nature.The expedition into northwest Wyoming in 1871 led by F. V. Hayden and accompanied by photographer William Henry Jackson provided the imagery needed to substantiate rumors about the grandeur of the Yellowstone region, and resulted in the creation of ...
The history of environmental law in the United States can be traced back to early roots in common law doctrines, for example, the law of nuisance and the public trust doctrine. The first statutory environmental law was the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which has been largely superseded by the Clean Water Act. However, most current major ...
In one of the first acts of his second term, President Trump is seeking to put his stamp on California water policy by directing the federal government to put “people over fish” and send more ...
States can directly shape federal policy in the way states choose to enforce, or not enforce, environmental regulation. Federal regulation of nonpoint source water pollution is often cited as weak, in part because localities often lack the incentive to enforce federal regulations, and federal enforcers do not have the authority to countermand ...
Jun. 21—As New Mexico's climate grows hotter and drier, it will be vital for commercial and municipal users — the biggest water consumers — to be more efficient, water experts say. That can ...