| The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 |
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| The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), passed unanimously by Congress in 1996, represented landmark legislation that modernized food safety regulations relating to the presence of pesticides in food products. The FQPA provides a single standard for all pesticides in food that is based on health-oriented scientific research, makes special provisions for the protection of infants and children, provides expedited approval of pesticides that are safer to use in agriculture, promotes the development of an array of crop protection tools with the purpose of reducing the need for pesticides, and requires periodic reevaluation of the safety of pesticides. More... |
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| Federal Land Policy and Management Act |
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| The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) was enacted in 1976 for the purposes of establishing a unified, comprehensive, and systematic approach to managing and preserving public lands in a way that protects "the quality of scientific, scenic, historical, ecological, environmental, air and atmospheric, water resource, and archeological values."More... |
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| The Public Trust Doctrine |
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| The public trust doctrine is a legal principle that states that the waters of a state, the land beneath them, and the shorelines are held by the state in trust for the use and enjoyment of the people. This simple principle, which recognized that access to waterways was often a matter of survival, was incorporated into English common law, which is the basis of American law. Although statutes have replaced much of the common law that used to be in force in the United States, the public trust doctrine survives, and many states have incorporated it into their own constitutions, converting the public trust doctrine into statutory law.More... |
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| EPA's Phaseout of Diazinon |
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| In December 2000, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that, pursuant to an agreement with manufacturers of diazinon, all residential uses of diazinon, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States, would be phased out. Diazinon is an organophosphate insecticide that is relatively persistent, which means that it does not readily break down in to non-harmful byproducts.More... |
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| Safe Drinking Water |
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| In 1974, Congress enacted the Safe Drinking Water Act for the purpose of regulating public water systems throughout the country and ensuring the safety of public drinking water, as well as protecting sources of drinking water such as lakes, rivers, springs, reservoirs, and groundwater.More... |
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