12 Conservation Policies
Colby Moorberg; Ryan Burns; Michaela Falk; Mikayla Leakey; Alec Lester; Charlse Sasscer III; and Jake Ziggafoos
Abbreviations
CAFO – Confined Animal Feeding Operation
CDC – Center for Disease Control
EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency
FQPA – Food Quality Protection Act
NPDES – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPS – National Park Service
PDF – Portable Document Format
SARA – Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
US – United States
USACE – US Army Corps of Engineers
WOTUS – Waters of the United States
Clean Air Act
US EPA. 2015d, May 29. The Clean Air Act in a Nutshell: How It Works. https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-nutshell-how-it-works.
This overview of the Clean Air Act explains how it addressed pollution problems and summarizes key cross-cutting provisions. Topics include hazardous air pollutants, visibility in national parks, acid rain, stratospheric ozone layer, pollution causing climate change, operating permits, enforcement, relationships to state clean air laws.
US EPA. 2015a, February 27. Overview of the Clean Air Act and Air Pollution. https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview.
This website provides an overview of the Clean Air Act. It includes access to the full text of the act, an overview of how it works and is enforced, its history, and achievements since the act was passed in 1963.
US EPA. 2015b, May 27. Clean Air Act Requirements and History. https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-requirements-and-history.
In 1970, Congress voted the Clean Air Act into law. The act requires the EPA to establish air quality standards based on the latest science. The EPA must monitor and reduce criteria air pollutants, pollutants that can harm health and environment and cause property damage. Congress made major revisions in 1977 and 1990 to address regional haze, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer as well as other air pollution problems.
US EPA. 2015c May 29. Clean Air Act Text. https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/clean-air-act-text.
This EPA web page includes an introduction to the Clean Air Act, followed by a table of contents to each of the six titles within the act with links to the text of each title.
The Clean Water Act
EPA Office of Water. 2019, February 20. Introduction to the Clean Water Act. https://cfpub.epa.gov/watertrain/moduleFrame.cfm?module_id=69&parent_object_id=2569&object_id=2569.
This learning module from the EPA Watershed Academy provides an overview of the Clean Water Act. The module was designed for watershed managers but is relevant to broader audiences as well. The module includes 78 slides and links to relevant resources like the full text of the Clean Water Act. The module is one of 15 required for those interested in being certified in watershed management.
Mulligan, S. P. 2019. Evolution of the Meaning of “Waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act. 42. Washington, D.