| A | B |
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| Clean Air Act (1963) | Imposed restrictions on the amount of pollution that could be emitted by cars |
| Auto emission standards | Part of Clean Air Act; 90% reduction in auto pollutants within 5 years |
| Environmental Protection Agency (1970) | Agency created by President Nixon to monitor the environment |
| Water Quality Improvement Act (1970) | Law resulting from environmental movement that was intended to improve the water supply |
| Endangered Species Act (1973 | Forbids buying or selling any animal or plant that the gov. wants to protect |
| global warming | Theory that trapped gases in the atomosphere are causing the temp. to rise |
| Kyoto Protocal (1997) | Requires the U.S. to cut greenhouse gas production by 30% by 2012 |
| Environmental impact statement (EIS) | Must be submitted if an agency thinks its actions will affect the environment |
| Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) | Brought people's attention to the harmful effects of DDT |
| Love Canal | Toxic waste dump discovered here |
| Superfund | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; required toxic waste sites to be cleaned |
| Command-and-control strategy | Assumes that rule enforcers know how to achieve the greatest environmental gain at the least cost |
| Offsets | Company can be permitted to open a new plant in a polluted area if they close a different plant |
| Bubble standard | Total amount of pollution that can come from a factory |
| Pollution allowances | If a company reduces pollution more than necessary, they can open a new plant or sell it to another company as an offset |
