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Environmental Laws Agencies and Treaties - By Jack Kelly

  • Lacey Act

    Lacey Act

    U.S law banning trafficking and possession of certain plants and animals.
  • World Bank

    World Bank

    International fund that provides loans and grants to low income countries.
  • World Health Organization

    World Health Organization

    Responsible for International Public Health.
  • Delaney Clause of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

    Delaney Clause of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

    Law that makes the FDA ban food additions that are proven to cause cancer in humans and animals.
  • National Environmental Policy Act

    National Environmental Policy Act

    Established national practices for environment control
  • Environmental Protection Agency

    Environmental Protection Agency

    Independent U.S executive agency tasked with environmental protection matters.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    U.S department of labor agency, tasked with inspecting and examining workplaces.
  • United Nations Environment Programme

    United Nations Environment Programme

    Responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the UN.
  • Clean Air Act

    Clean Air Act

    Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges or pollutants into the waters of the U.S and regulating quality standards for surface waters.
  • Clean Water Act

    Clean Water Act

    Primary U.S law governing water pollution.
  • Safe Drinking Water Act

    Safe Drinking Water Act

    Set legal standards for drinking water in U.S.
  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act

    Primary law in the U.S protecting imperiled species.
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

    Multilateral treaty signed to protect endangered plants and animals.
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Gives EPA authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave.
  • Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

    Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

    Regulated mining working conditions and practices.
  • Department of Energy

    Department of Energy

    Cabinet level U.S department department concerned with matters of federal energy policy and safe handling of nuclear material.
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act

    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act

    Tasked with cleaning up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites.
  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol

    International treaty designed to prevent holes in the ozone layer.
  • Kyoto Protocol

    Kyoto Protocol

    Commits industrialized nations in the UN to limit Greenhouse Gas emissions.