Environmental laws of the 1980’s

1. Environmental laws of the 1980’s Victor Speziale Tea town Period ?

2. Major laws created in the 80’s • Emergency planning and community right to know act – 1986 • Nuclear waste policy act 82 • Fish and wildlife conservation act – 80 • Endangered species act 82,85,88 • Ocean dumping ban act- 88 • C.E.R.C.L.A. 80 • F.I.F.R.A.- 88

3. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986 • Community safety • Help local communities protect public health and Safety • Environmental protection agents chemicals • Required a facility to document, notify, and report information • Signed by president Ronald Reagan

4. Nuclear waste policy act 82 Called for safe and permanent disposal of nuclear waste • Several other sites recommended • Yucca mountain • Dry, remote, stable area, restricted area, • Closed water basin, deep water table • People worried about nuclear waste

5. Endangered species act 82,85,88 • Made in 67 and revised in 82 85 88 • Protected certain species on the endangered list from hunters and fishers • Protected area or ecosystem they live in • Later in 01 Bush administration limited the number of species that could be on the list • Biodiversity dropped dramaticly from hunting

6. Fish & wildlife conservation act -1980 • Originally created in 1934 • Made to protect the natural habitats of fish and other wildlife • Gave power to state governments to protect ageist trapping and fur collecting • Extension of ESA

7. Ocean dumping ban act- 88 • Jew jersey dumping of its coast • Garbage, Acid Rain, and other Toxins • 12 mile dumping ground • Prevents the dumping of toxic and other waste

8. credits • Wikipedia.org • http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov/ym_repository/about_project/why/index.shtml