Major U.S. Federal Environmental Legislation:
  1. Wildlife and Endangered species
    1. Lacey Act, 1900
    2. Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 1918
    3. Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 1929
    4. Fish & Wildlife Coordination Act, 1934
    5. Endangered Species Preservation Act, 1966
    6. Endangered Species Conservation Act, 1969
    7. Marine Mammal Protection Act,1972
    8. Endangered Species Act, 1973; Amds, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988
  2. Air
    1. Air Quality Act, 1960, 1967
    2. Clean Air Act, 1963; Amds, 1970, 1977, 1990,
  3. Water
    1. Water Pollution Act, 1948
    2. Water Pollution Control Act (Amds), 1956
    3. Water Quality Act, 1965
    4. Clean Water Restoration Act, 1966
    5. Water Quality Improvement Act, 1970
    6. Federal Water Poll. Control Act (Amds) 1972
    7. Safe Drinking Water Act, 1974
    8. Clean Water Act, 1977
    9. Federal Water Poll. Control Act (Amds) 1977
  4. Solid & Hazardous wastes
    1. Solid Waste Disposal Act, 1965
    2. Resource Recovery Act, 1970
    3. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 1976
    4. Comprehensive Env. Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA), 1980
    5. Hazardous and Solid Waste Amds, 1984
    6. Superfund Amds and Reauthorization Act, 1986
    7. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 1986
  5. Nuclear Energy
    1. Atomic Energy Act, 1946
    2. Atomic Energy Act, 1954
    3. Price Anderson Act, 1957
    4. Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, 1963
    5. Energy Reorganization Act, 1974
    6. Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 1982; Amds 1987
  6. Pesticides & Toxics
    1. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide & Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 1972; Amds 1988
    2. Toxic Substances Control Act, 1976
    3. Environmental Pesticide Control Act, 1978
  7. Noise
    1. Noise Control Act, 1972
    2. Quiet Communities Act, 1978
  8. Forests, Parks & Land Use
    1. Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act, 1960
    2. Wilderness Act, 1964
    3. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 1971
    4. Land Use Policy Act, 1974
    5. Strip Mining Act, 1974
    6. National Parks and Recreation Act, 1978
    7. National Forest Management Act, 1976
    8. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, 1977
    9. Alaskan National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 1980