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US Lacey Act
The law bans the trafficking of fish, wildlife, or plants that are illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. -
World Bank
The world bank provides loans and grants to the government of low to middle-income countries to improve their economic state. -
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. It strives to give people the highest level of health. -
US Delaney clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
The law requires the food and drug administration to ban food additives that are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing. -
US National Environmental Policy Act
The NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions. -
US Environmental Protection Agency
An independent executive agency tasked with environmental protection matters. Their main goal is to protect people and the environment from health risks, conduct research, and enforce health regulations. -
US Clean Air Act
This legislation authorized the development of comprehensive federal/state regulations to limit emissions from both stationary sources and mobile sources. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA is a large regulatory agency that assures safe and healthy working conditions by setting and enforcing standards, education, and assistance. -
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues in the US. -
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act establishes the basic structure for regulating the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the US and regulates standards for surface water. -
US Endangered Species Act
The act provides a framework to protect endangered or threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad. -
US Safe Drinking Water Act
The following law was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the US. The law was first introduced in 1972 but wasn't fully enforced until 1974. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
This multilateral treaty was made to protect endangered species by ensuring that international species trade does not threaten their survival in the world. The treaty was originally drafted in 1973 but wasn't fully enforced until 1975. -
US Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
This law gives the EPA the authority to control the disposal of hazardous waste and solid waste. -
US Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
The following law prohibits surface coal mining within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park system. -
US Department of Energy
The Department of Energy is a cabinet-level department concerned with matters of federal energy policy and the safe handling of nuclear material. -
US Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act
The following law provides a federal superfund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites, accidents, spills, and other releases of pollutants. -
The Montreal Protocol
The protocol is designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol aims to reduce the emission of gasses that contribute to global warming.