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Lacey Act
Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, and plants -
World Bank
An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low and middle income countries -
World Health Organization
A specialized agency to the United Nations responsible for international public health. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Requires FDA to ban food additives which are found to induce cancer in humans/animals as indicated in testing -
Clean Air Act (US)
Authorized the development of comprehensive federal and state regulations to limit emissions from both stationary (industrial) sources and mobile sources -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
An agency that protects people and the environment from significant health risks, sponsors and conducts research -
United Nations Environment Programme
Coordinates responses to environmental issues within the United Nations System -
Clean Water Act
Establishes a nationwide approach to improving the quality of our nation's lakes, rivers, streams and other bodies of water -
Endangered Species Act (US)
Provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
Set national standards to protect public drinking water and its sources against naturally occurring or human-made contaminants -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants; Does not threaten their survival in the wild -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Primary law governing the disposal of solid and hazardous waste -
Department of Energy (US)
To rationalize the organization and functions of government agencies related to energy -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
makes mines operators conduct their operations in a way that would avoid environmental and public health risk and injury. Also meant to restore the land after mining to it's pre-mining condition -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
Provides a federal "superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites as well -
Montreal Protocol
Global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depletions systems -
Kyoto Protocol
Committing industrialized countries and economics in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets