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Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
This law bans food additives which are found to cause cancer in humans. This law was a part of the U.S. Food, Drug+Cosmetic laws. -
Clean Air Act
This was the first act regarding air pollution control. Areas are required to implement air pollution control measures if they are "nonattainment areas". -
Clean Water Act
This act laid foundation for regulating discharges of pollutants in water stream. It made it unlawful to discharge any pollutants from a point source into navigable waters. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CITES was a global agreement among governments to ban international trade on endangered species. CITES is responsible for protecting over 40,000 species of plants and animals. -
Endangered Species Act
This act was made to protect endangered species from extinction. It was also made to protect the ecosystems that these species live in. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
This act was passed to protect our drinking water. This allows EPA permission to set MCL standards for drinking water quality to public safety. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
This law governs the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. This addressed the growing problems the nation faced from its growing volume of waste. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act
This law put a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries. $1.6 Billion was collected over 5 years and went to a trust fund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites -
Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol was an agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. Production and consumption of CFC's were phased out -
Kyoto Protocal
This is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, which sets internationally binding emission reduction targets for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This agreement increases resilience to impact climate change