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Lacey Act (US)
A United States law that bans traffic in fish, wildlife, or plants that are illegally taken. -
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to governments of low income and middle income. -
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency responsible for international public health. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
Requires the FDA to ban food additives that are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing. -
Clear Air Act (US)
The law that defines EDA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
The EPA is an independent executive agency of the US government tasked with environmental protection matters. -
National Environmental Policy Act
Promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
The OSHA is a large regulatory agency of the US Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine works. -
United Nations Environment Programme
The UNEP is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations. -
Clean Water Act
The primary federal law in the United States governs water pollution, which restores and maintains water integrity. -
Endangered Species Act
The endangered species act of 1973 provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats domestically and abroad. -
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
CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
The principal federal law in the United States government is the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
The primary federal law regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. -
Department of Energy (US)
The US Department of Energy is a cabinet-level department of the US government concerned with matters of federal energy policy and nuclear material. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, Liability Act (US)
The United States Federal superfund law, officially the CERCLA established the federal superfund program. -
Montreal Protocol
An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol commits both state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on global warming and CO2 emissions.