Law & Policy Summaries
Posted: Apr 6, 2010
A general understanding of the law is essential to effectively participate in policy decisions. Use the menu below or on the right to navigate easy-to-digest, up-to-date summaries of major environmental laws.
Environmental Protection Laws
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Endangered Species Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Public Land and Resource Management
Federal Advisory Committee Act
Healthy Forests Restoration Act
Federal Land and Policy Management Act
National Forest Management
Stewardship Contracting
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (Farm Bill)
Landscape Protection and Restoration
Antiquities Act
Conservation Easements
National Parks System
Wilderness Act
Minerals and Energy Development
Hardrock Mining
Oil and Gas Resource Development
Renewable Energy Resource Development
Coal Resource Development
Nuclear Energy Resource Development
Native American Lands and Policies
