Statutory Timeline

Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act [1906 (predecessor Act), 1938, Pesticide Residue

amendments in 1954, amended 1958 to include Food Additive Amendments, Color

Additive Amendments of 1960, 1962, 1968, 1976]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 
  (1947, amended 1972, 1975, 1976, 1978)

Air Pollution Control Act (1955)

Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
  (1948, as amended in 1972 it became the Clean Water Act)

Delaney Clause (1958, as part of Food Additives amendment to FD&C Act)

Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring (1962)

Shoreline Erosion Protection Act (1965)

Solid Waste Disposal Act (1965)

Freedom of Information Act (1966)

National Environmental Policy Act (1969/1970)

Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970)

Clean Air Act (CAA) (1970, amended 1974, 1976, 1977, 1990

Poisson Prevention Packaging Act (1970, amended 1981)

Resource Recovery Act (1970)

Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (1971)

National Cancer Act of 1971

Consumer Product Safety Act (1972, amended 1981)

Clean Water Act (CWA) (1972, amended 1977, 1978)

Coastal Zone Management Act (1972)

Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (1972, frequently amended)

Ocean Dumping Act (1972)

Endangered Species Act (1973)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) (1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1996)

Shoreline Erosion Control Demonstration Act (1974)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (1975)

Federal Hazardous Substances Act (1960, 1976)

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (1976)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (1976)

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977)

Uranium Mill Tailings and Radiation Control Act (1978) (also amended 
  through the Nuclear Reg. Commission Authorization Act (1982))

Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control Act (1980)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA or Superfund) (1980)

Federal Hazardous Substance Act (1980, amended 1981)

Nuclear Waste Policy Act (1982)

Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (1984)

Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA)

(Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA)

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (1986)

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA)

Indoor Radon Abatement Act (1988)

Lead Contamination Control Act (1988)

Medical Waste Tracking Act (1988)

Ocean Dumping Ban Act (1988)

Shore Protection Act (1988)

National Environmental Education Act (1990)

Oil Pollution Act (1990)

Pollution Prevention Act (1990)

Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) (1996)