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Mackenzie urban-The Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. - 1958

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Mackenzie urban-The Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. - 1958

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- The act was enacted in 1958.
- It is still enforced
- The act is regulatory
- The three main points are ...
No cancer causing agent
As demonstrated in humans or animals
Shall be deliberately added to or found as a contaminant in food.
- It is designed to restrict food additives that induce or cause cancer.
- The act is international

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Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) of 1970

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Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) of 1970

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- The OSH Act was made to assure safe and healthful working conditions for both men and women.
- This was to be done by authorizing enforcement towards standards developed under the OSH Act; by assisting and encouraging several states for their efforts in assuring a safe and healthful working environment; by providing for education, information, research, and training in the occupational safety and health field; and for various amounts of other purposes.

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Alvyn Zermno: National Enviroment Policy Act (NEPA) 1970

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Alvyn Zermno: National Enviroment Policy Act (NEPA) 1970

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-Enacted in 1970, still enforced and updated July of 2020.
-Agencies can face lawsuits for milllions when not following NEPA laws.
-Overseeing federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process
-Issuing regulations and other guidance to federal agencies regarding NEPA compliance.
-Written for the United States of America.

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-Enacted in 1970, still enforced, and last amended in 1990
-Regulatory policy with fines up to $45,000
-Created to protect public health and welfare, and regulate emissions and air pollutants
-Restricts the amount of air pollution created from cars, trucks, or any non-road engines
-Written for the United States of America

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-Signed by president Nixon, established 1972
-Still enforced
-Policy is regulatory
-Written for US
-Regulates discharges of pollution into US water
-Regulates quality standards for surface water
-EPA implemented programs
-wastewater standards for industries
-national water quality criteria
-prohibits the discharge of any pollutant from                             pipes/man-made ditches into accessible waters                                                               (without a permit)
-NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)

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- The Noise Control and Abatement Act enforced in 1972, can still be enforced today by any law enforcement office
- The Policy is regulatory - The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution  with the intent of protecting human health and minimizing annoyance of noise to the general public
- The Noise Control Act of 1972 (NCA) authorized federal action to address sources of noise, including motor vehicles, machinery, appliances, and other commercial products. The act authorized the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue noise emission regulations for the above sources.
-The Noise Control Act's intent is protecting human health and minimizing the annoyance of noise to the general public.
- The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to promote an environment for all Americans free from noise that jeopardizes their health or welfare.
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Nick Stevens: Endangered Species Act - 1973

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Nick Stevens: Endangered Species Act - 1973

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The policy was enacted on December 27, 1973 and is still being enforced to this day within the United States. The policy is voluntary and the main points of the act are to protect and recover species at risk of extinction and to promote the conservation of ecosystems and habitats necessary for the survival of those species. This policy is preventing humans from making species become extinct. The law is enforced nationally within the United States.

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The main point of the C.I.T.E.S act was to ensure that international trade in animals and plants doesn't threaten their survival in the wild. C.I.T.E.S does not enforce the treaty. It was adopted by two amendments. It's policy is voluntary, and its an international agreement between governments.

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Owen A- Law was enforced 1974, and is still to this day. Its a policy of regulation as it was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. This law focuses on all waters actually or potentially designed for drinking use, whether from above ground or underground sources. So that peoples health are not at risk. SWDA sets up multiple barriers against pollution. These barriers include: source water protection, treatment, distribution system integrity, and public information. Public water systems are responsible for ensuring that contaminants in tap water do not exceed the standards. SDWA applies to every public water system in the United States. There are currently more than 170,000 public water systems.

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 1976

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 1976

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-It is still enforced as the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is required to do RCRA inspections of federal TSDFs.
-The RCRA is a regulatory policy
- The main points of this law is to combat hazardous waste
-This law is designed to help minimize hazardous waste produced by humans from ending up in the environment.
-The RCRA is a National law exclusive to the US

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- this regulatory act made by Congress is a Federal "Superfund" to clean uncontrolled/abandoned hazardous-waste sites and accidents, spills, or other emergency releases of pollutants/ contaminants into the environment
- this established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites
- still around and has been updated to standards

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Montreal Protocol - 1987 Sophie Simpson 

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Montreal Protocol - 1987 Sophie Simpson 

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The Montreal Protocol is a current international policy that was created to protect the ozone layer. The goal of the Montreal Protocol is to fully stop the production of ODS (ozone depleting substances) to keep the ozone layer from getting smaller and keep the Earth, animals, and people safe.

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-This act was amended several times.  It was replaced with the Energy Conservation and Reauthorization Act of 1998.  Then it was replaced with the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
- It is both regulatory and voluntary.
-This act is to reduce U.S. dependence on petroleum and improve air quality.  This is done by addressing all aspects of energy supply and demand, including alternative fuels, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
-The type of human impact this policy is designed to restrict and use energy efficiently. Some examples of this are:
-renewable energy
-oil and gas
-coal
-nuclear matters and security
-vehicles and motor fuels, including ethanol
-electricity
-The Energy Policy Act was written nationally just for the United States.

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-The Kyoto Protocol was enacted December 11th 1992.
-The Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 replaced the Kyoto Protocol. It is Voluntary. The main Idea of it is the Kyoto Protocol operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets. The human impact it was to restrict was to reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming. The Kyoto Protocol was written for the United States.

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Destiney Burdick: The Paris Agreement - 2015

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Destiney Burdick: The Paris Agreement - 2015

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- The agreement was enacted on December 12, 2015
- The U.S. officially rejoined the landmark Pairs Agreement on February 19, 2021 194 parties have joined this agreement
- The Paris Agreement is recognized as voluntary cooperation
- The Paris Agreement is meat to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre- industrial levels to pursue
- It was designed for all developed nations
- International treaty of climate change
- Excerpts say this law is not enough to prevent the global average temperature but it is achieved notable success