List of United States federal environmental statutes

The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources. They need not be wholly codified in the United States Code.


 * Antiquities Act
 * Atomic Energy Act of 1946
 * Atomic Energy Act of 1954
 * Clean Air Act
 * Clean Water Act
 * Coastal Zone Management Act
 * Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund)
 * Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
 * Endangered Species Act
 * Energy Policy Act of 1992
 * Energy Policy Act of 2005
 * Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
 * Federal Land Policy and Management Act
 * Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
 * Federal Power Act
 * Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
 * Food Quality Protection Act
 * Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens)
 * Lacey Act
 * Marine Mammal Protection Act
 * Migratory Bird Treaty Act
 * Mineral Leasing Act
 * National Environmental Policy Act
 * National Forest Management Act
 * National Historic Preservation Act
 * National Park Service Organic Act
 * Noise Control Act
 * Nuclear Waste Policy Act
 * Ocean Dumping Act
 * Oil Pollution Act
 * Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
 * Rivers and Harbors Act
 * Safe Drinking Water Act
 * Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
 * Toxic Substances Control Act
 * Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
 * Wilderness Act