Name ___________________________________________________ Date ____________
Environmental Issue- EPA Involvement
Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to research an environmental issue involving the EPA.
Objective
Conduct research on an environmental issue involving the EPA, and present your findings.
Procedure
1. Select a topic regarding an environmental issue involving the EPA. A controversial topic might be most
interesting. Examples include acid rain, drinking water quality, and toxic waste cleanup.
2. As you conduct your research, identify how humans and the environment are at risk. Determine the
extent of the threat.
3. Outline the actions taken to protect human health and the environment. If possible, uncover the cost
of the protective actions.
4. Identify entities that might be opposed to actions taken by the EPA. Determine why they might
oppose the actions.
5. Prepare and submit a written document on your findings OR you can choose to create a Powerpoint
or some other type of media.
Air
Land
a. 1955—Air Pollution Control Act
a. 1947—Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act
b. 1963—Clean Air Act
b. 1964—Wilderness Act
c. 1965—Motor Vehicle Air Pollution
Control Act
c. 1968—Scenic Rivers Preservation Act
d. 1966—Clean Air Act Amendments
e. 1967—Air Quality Act
f. 1969—National Environmental
Policy Act
d. 1969—National Environmental Policy Act
e. 1970—Wilderness Act
f. 1977—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
g. 1978—Wilderness Act
h. 1980—Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
g. 1970—Clean Air Act Extension
h. 1976—Toxic Substances Control
Act
i. 1977—Clean Air Act Amendments
j. 1990—Clean Air Act Amendments
i. 1994—California Desert Protection Act
j. 1996—Food Quality Protection Act
k. 2010—California Desert Protection Act
4. Endangered species
a. 1946—Coordination Act
Water
a. 1948—Water Pollution Control Act
b. 1966—Endangered Species Preservation Act
c. 1969—Endangered Species Preservation Act
d. 1972—Marine Mammal Protection Act
b. 1965—Water Quality Act
c. 1966—Clean Waters Restoration
Act
d. 1969—National Environmental
Policy Act
e. 1973—Endangered Species Act
5. Hazardous waste
a. 1965—Solid Waste Disposal Act
b. 1969—National Environmental Policy Act
e. 1970—Water Quality Improvement
Act
c. 1970—Resource Recovery Act
f. 1972—Federal Water Pollution
Control Amendments of 1972
e. 1980—Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and
g. 1974—Safe Drinking Water Act
Liability Act
h. 1976—Toxic Substance Control Act
f. 1982—Nuclear Waste Repository Act
i. 1977—Clean Water Act
g. 1984—Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments Act
j. 1987—Water Quality Act
h. 1986—Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act
k. 1996—Safe Drinking Water Act
Amendments of 1996
d. 1976—Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
i. 2002—Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act