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Natural Resources Natural Resources Conservation and Conservation and

ManagementManagement

Past, Present, and FuturePast, Present, and Future

Lecture #3 MS LCLecture #3 MS LC

Fort High SchoolFort High School

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The Third Wave (1960-1980)The Third Wave (1960-1980)

Conservation movement took offConservation movement took off Environmental movement found it’s feetEnvironmental movement found it’s feet Books and essays spurred action Books and essays spurred action Earth Day was born! Earth Day was born! Congress responded to citizens with lawsCongress responded to citizens with laws EPA was establishedEPA was established

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Influential Books/Essays Influential Books/Essays from the 60’sfrom the 60’s

Paul Rachel GarretPaul Rachel Garret

Erhlich Carson HardinErhlich Carson Hardin

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Earth Day April 22Earth Day April 22

Gaylord Nelson (from WI!) founded this Gaylord Nelson (from WI!) founded this great teach in day in 1970 to halt the great teach in day in 1970 to halt the accelerated pollution and destruction accelerated pollution and destruction

of the environment. of the environment.

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Decade of the EnvironmentDecade of the Environment

1970-19801970-1980

Congress in response to many upset Congress in response to many upset citizens citizens

(fear and power people, don’t’ forget (fear and power people, don’t’ forget it!)it!)

Made many new laws to protect our Made many new laws to protect our resources!resources!

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Air Quality LawsAir Quality Laws

Clear Air Act 1970Clear Air Act 1970 Clear Air Act 1977Clear Air Act 1977 Clear Air Act 1990Clear Air Act 1990

Setting standards for air pollution

Hoping to improve quality of life for citizens

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Control of Noise LawsControl of Noise Laws

Noise control Act of 1972Noise control Act of 1972 Quiet Communities Act of Quiet Communities Act of

19781978

Improve quality of life for people by reducing stress of listening to industrial noises in residential areas

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Control of Toxic SubstancesControl of Toxic SubstancesSolid Waste Solid Waste

Disposal Act 1976Disposal Act 1976

Resources Resources Conservation and Conservation and Recovery Act Recovery Act 19761976

•Protecting human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal. •Conserving energy and natural resources. •Reducing the amount of waste generated. •Ensuring that wastes are managed in an environmentally-sound manner.

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Energy LawsEnergy Laws

National Energy National Energy

Act of 1978Act of 1978

(1973 energy crisis)(1973 energy crisis)

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act

Energy Tax Act

National Energy Conservation Policy Act

Power Plant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

Natural Gas Policy Act

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Land Use LawsLand Use Laws

This Act establishes an extensive This Act establishes an extensive federal grant program to encourage federal grant program to encourage coastal states to develop and coastal states to develop and implement coastal zone implement coastal zone management programs. management programs.

The Act also establishes a national The Act also establishes a national estuarine reserve system.estuarine reserve system.

National Coastal Zone National Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972Management Act of 1972

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Land Use LawsLand Use Laws

In developing, maintaining, and revising plans for units In developing, maintaining, and revising plans for units of the National Forest System, ... the Secretary [of of the National Forest System, ... the Secretary [of Agriculture] shall assure that such plans ... provide Agriculture] shall assure that such plans ... provide for multiple use and sustained yield of the products for multiple use and sustained yield of the products and services obtained therefrom ... and, in and services obtained therefrom ... and, in particular, include coordination of outdoor particular, include coordination of outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, wildlife and recreation, range, timber, watershed, wildlife and fish, and wilderness.fish, and wilderness.

Forest Reserves Forest Reserves Management Act of 1974, Management Act of 1974, 19761976

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Land Use LawsLand Use Laws

Congress recognized the value of the Congress recognized the value of the public lands, declaring that these lands public lands, declaring that these lands would remain in public ownership. would remain in public ownership.

Congress used the term "multiple use" Congress used the term "multiple use" management, defined as "management of management, defined as "management of the public lands and their various resource the public lands and their various resource values so that they are utilized in the values so that they are utilized in the combination that will best meet the combination that will best meet the present and future needs of the American present and future needs of the American people." people."

Federal Land Policy Federal Land Policy Management Act of Management Act of 19761976

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Land Use LawsLand Use Laws

Called for the management of Called for the management of renewable resourcesrenewable resources on national forest lands. on national forest lands.

The 1976 legislation reorganized and The 1976 legislation reorganized and expanded the 1974 Act, requiring the expanded the 1974 Act, requiring the Secretary of AgricultureSecretary of Agriculture to assess forest to assess forest lands, and develop and implement a lands, and develop and implement a resource management plan for each unit of resource management plan for each unit of the National Forest System.the National Forest System.

National Forest National Forest Management Act of 1976Management Act of 1976

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Land Use LawsLand Use LawsSurface Mining Control Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and Reclamation Act of 1977of 1977

SMCRA created two programs:

•one for regulating active coal mines and a second for reclaiming abandoned mine lands.

•SMCRA also created the Office of Surface Mining, an agency within the Department of the Interior, to promulgate regulations, to fund state regulatory and reclamation efforts, and to ensure consistency among state regulatory programs.

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Land Use LawsLand Use Laws

Declaring it "in the national interest," this Declaring it "in the national interest," this Congressional action also came in response to an Congressional action also came in response to an increasingly critical view of Forest Service inventories increasingly critical view of Forest Service inventories and management of unprotected wildlands. and management of unprotected wildlands.

the Endangered American Wilderness Act stated, the Endangered American Wilderness Act stated, "[these] areas are lands not being adequately "[these] areas are lands not being adequately protected or fully studied for wilderness suitability by protected or fully studied for wilderness suitability by the agency responsible for their administration."the agency responsible for their administration."

In all, the Act added 13 new wilderness areas and In all, the Act added 13 new wilderness areas and expanded four others in ten western states for a total expanded four others in ten western states for a total addition of 1.3 million acres of national forest lands addition of 1.3 million acres of national forest lands to the National Wilderness Preservation System. to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Endangered American Wilderness Act of Endangered American Wilderness Act of 19781978

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Water Quality LawsWater Quality Laws

stipulated broad national objectives stipulated broad national objectives to restore and maintain the chemical, to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's waters the Nation's waters

Federal Water Federal Water Pollution Control Act Pollution Control Act of 1972of 1972

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Water Quality LawsWater Quality Laws

Safe Drinking Water Safe Drinking Water Act of 1972Act of 1972

established to protect the quality of established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. This law drinking water in the U.S. This law focuses on all waters actually or focuses on all waters actually or potentially designed for drinking use, potentially designed for drinking use, whether from above ground or whether from above ground or underground sources underground sources

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Water Quality Water Quality LawsLaws

Clean Water Clean Water

Act of 1977Act of 1977

This act reorganized the Federal Water This act reorganized the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 and Pollution Control Act of 1972 and added a major new program to added a major new program to control toxic pollutants.control toxic pollutants.

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Water QualityWater QualityLawsLaws

Ocean Dumping Ocean Dumping

Act of 1972Act of 1972

It brought under It brought under EPAEPA regulation and regulation and license the dumping of sewage sludge, license the dumping of sewage sludge, industrial waste, biological agents, industrial waste, biological agents, medical waste, NBC, and radioactive medical waste, NBC, and radioactive waste, into the territorial waters of the waste, into the territorial waters of the United States United States

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Wildlife LawsWildlife Laws

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Control Act of 1972Rodenticide Control Act of 1972

The 1972 amendments established, a program for The 1972 amendments established, a program for controlling the sale, distribution, and application of controlling the sale, distribution, and application of pesticides through an administrative registration pesticides through an administrative registration process. process.

authorized experimental use permits and provided authorized experimental use permits and provided for administrative review of registered pesticides for administrative review of registered pesticides and for penalties for violations of the statute. and for penalties for violations of the statute.

States were authorized to regulate the sale or use States were authorized to regulate the sale or use of any pesticide within a state, provided that such of any pesticide within a state, provided that such regulation does not permit any sale or use regulation does not permit any sale or use prohibited by the Act. prohibited by the Act.

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Wildlife LawsWildlife Laws

Marine Protection, Research, and Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972Sanctuaries Act of 1972

prohibits the dumping of material into prohibits the dumping of material into the ocean that would unreasonably the ocean that would unreasonably degrade or endanger human health or degrade or endanger human health or the marine environment. the marine environment.

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Wildlife LawsWildlife LawsEndangered Species Act of 1973Endangered Species Act of 1973

authorizes the determination and listing of species as authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened; endangered and threatened;

prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species; transport of endangered species;

provides authority to acquire land for the conservation provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation funds; funds;

authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs for endangered and active and adequate programs for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; threatened wildlife and plants;

authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act or regulations; and penalties for violating the Act or regulations; and

authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction for any information leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any regulation issued thereunder. violation of the Act or any regulation issued thereunder.

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