Environmental laws of the 1980’s

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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