| A | B |
|---|
| Clean Air Act of 1970 | established national standards for states, strcit auto emissions guidelines, and regualtions; set air pollution stadards for private industry |
| Clean Water Act of 1987 | established safe drinking water standards |
| Endangered species | wildlife threatened by extinctio, many protected by the Endangered Species Act |
| Environmental Protection Agency | regulates air and water pollution, pesticides, radiation, solid waste, and toxic substances |
| National Energy Policy | public policy dealing with the consumption and protection of natural resources |
| National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | required government agencies to issue enviornmewntal impact statements whenever they proposed policies that could negatively affect the environment |
| Non-renewable resources | natural resources which are limited |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | created in 1974, was given jurisdiction to license and regulate commercial use of nuclear technologies and monitor waste storage and transportation of materials arising from its use |
| Renewable resources | natural resources that can be used over again (solar) |
| Superfund | legislation that mandated the cleanup of abandined toxic waste |
