Environmental Laws, Agencies, and Treaties

  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act
    This combats trafficking of illegally taken or captured wildife, fish, and plants.
  • World Bank

    World Bank
    An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low and middle income countries.
  • World Health Organization

    World Health Organization
    A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the international public health.
  • Lacey Act (US)

    Lacey Act (US)
    This required the FDA to fund additional research to remove cancer in humans and animals as indicated by treaty.
  • Clean Air Act (US)

    Clean Air Act (US)
    Authorized the development of comprehensive federal and state regulation to limit emission from path stationary.
  • Environmental Protection Agency (US)

    Environmental Protection Agency (US)
    An agency that protects people and the environment from significant health risks and sponsors and conducts research.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
    An agency that ensures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards.
  • Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)

    Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
    This coordinated responses to environmental issues to the United Nations system.
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
    Establishes a framework for facilities to investigate and clean-up hazardous waste contamination.
  • Safe Drinking Water Act (US)

    Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
    The principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public.
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
    Designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants doesn't threaten their survival.
  • Department of Energy (US)

    Department of Energy (US)
    The rationalized organization and functions of government related to energy.
  • Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)

    Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
    The primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States.
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (US)

    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (US)
    Provides a federal superfund to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste and other emergencies on the environments.
  • United Nations Environment Programme

    United Nations Environment Programme
    The global authority for the environment with programmes focusing on climate, nature, pollution, sustainable development and more.
  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol
    An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.
  • Kyoto Protocol

    Kyoto Protocol
    Commuting industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and eliminate greenhouse gases.