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The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 is an act of the United States Congress to promote environmental education .[1]
In this act, Congress found that "threats to human health and
, and that these problems pose serious threats to human health and the environment on a global scale" and declared several other problems that need to be fixed or addressed by improving environmental education.
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is the lead agency for implementation of the act. EPA established its Office of Environmental Education to implement this program.
References
. Approved November 16, 1990.
External links
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Majorfederal legislation ,
Yellowstone National Park Protection Act (1872)Forest Service Organic Administration Act (1897)Rivers and Harbors Act (1899)
Lacey Act (1900)Weeks Act (1911)North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 (1911)Weeks–McLean Act (1913)Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918)Clarke–McNary Act (1924)Oil Pollution Act (1924)McSweeney-McNary Act (1928)Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (1934)Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (1954)Air Pollution Control Act (1955)Fish and Wildlife Act (1956)Oil Pollution Act (1961)Clean Air Act (1963, 1970, 1977, 1990)
Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission Solid Waste Disposal Act (1965)Endangered Species Act (1969)Environmental Quality Improvement Act (1970)National Environmental Policy Act (1970)Clean Water Act (1972, 1977, 1987, 2014)Coastal Zone Management Act (1972)
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (1972)Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (1972)Noise Control Act (1972)Endangered Species Act (1973)Oil Pollution Act (1973)Safe Drinking Water Act (1974, 1986, 1996)Water Resources Development Act (1974 , 1976 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1996 , 1999 , 2000 , 2007 , 2014, 2016, 2022)Federal Noxious Weed Act (1975)Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (1975)Magnuson–Stevens Act (1976)Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976)Toxic Substances Control Act (1976)Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977)Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (1978)CERCLA (Superfund) (1980)Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (1986)Emergency Wetlands Resources Act (1986)Global Change Research Act (1990)National Environmental Education Act (1990)Oil Pollution Act (1990)Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 Food Quality Protection Act (1996)Energy Policy Act (2005)Energy Independence and Security Act (2007)Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc. v. EPA Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (2016)America's Water Infrastructure Act (2018)Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021)Louisiana v. Biden CHIPS and Science Act (2022)Inflation Reduction Act (2022) Federal agencies Regulations
