Acts
Which act regulates emissions from industrial and automobile sources?
Clean Air Act
Which international agreement banned the use of CFCs in order to slow done ozone depletion/destruction?
Montreal Protocol
Who is the famous, 19-year old Swedish climate activist?
Greta Thunburg
When was the Clean Air Act passed?
1963
Clean Air Act
Which act regulates the disposal of pollutants into U.S. waters?
Clean Waters Act
Which international agreement was aimed at reducing air pollutants, acid rain, and ground-level ozone?
Gothenburg Protocol
Who is a prominent environmentalist and founder of various environmental organizations?
David Brower
When was the Clean Water Act passed
1972
What is the CWA?
Clean Water Act
What act regulates the introduction of new or existing chemicals into the environment?
Toxic Substances Control Act
Which international agreement was adopted in 2015 and required countries to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius
Paris Agreement/Paris Climate Conference
Who served as the the first head of the United States Forest Service?
Gifford Pinchot
When was the Ocean Dumping Ban Act passed?
1988
What does the EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
Which act protects species at risk for extinction and conserves habitats?
Endangered Species Act
Kyoto Protocol
Who served as chair of the Environmental Defense Fund's wildlife program?
Michael J. Bean
When was the Wilderness Act passed?
1964
What does the FWS stand for?
Fish and Wildlife Service
Which act is responsible for holding polluters financially responsible for cleaning up contaminated sites?
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Which international convention was aimed at reducing the movement of hazardous waste between nations?
Basel Convention
Who was the first administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
William Ruckelshaus
When was the National Park Service Organic Act passed?
1916
What does the NOAA stand for?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration