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World Bank- Agency
They support the transition away from fossil fuels. -
World Health Organization- Agency
They help nations improve environmental health risks like unsafe water and poor sanitation. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Comsemtic Act (US)- Law
It prohibits adding chemicals that caused cancer in humans or animals to human food, drugs, or cosmetics. -
National Environmental Policy Act (US)- Law
It requires federal agencies to assess the environmental damage of proposed actions before people make the decisions. -
The Environmental Protection Agency (US)- Agency
It protects people and the environment from health risks by conducting research and enforcing environmental regulations. -
Clean Air Act (US)- Law
States what the EPA has to do to protect and improve air quality and the ozone layer. -
Occupation Safety and Health Administration (US)- Agency
They prevent future environmental accidents through education. -
United Nations Environmental Programme- Agency
They plan responses to environmental issues for nations part of the UN. -
Clean Water Act (US)- Law
It established the structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into US waters. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species- Treaty
It protects animals and plants from international trade to save them in the wild. -
Endangered Species Act (US)- Law
It created a plan to conserve and protect endangered/threatened species and their habitats domestically and abroad. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)- Law
It protects the quality of drinking water in the US -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)- Law
It controls the disposal of solid and hazardous waste. -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)- Law
It regulates the environmental effects of coal mining. -
Department of Energy (US)- Agency
They support sustainability programs and safe handling of nuclear energy. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)- Law
Helps clean up areas with hazardous waste through funding and forcing companies to be liable for the area. -
Montreal Protocol- Treaty
It was designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of many substances that are the cause of ozone depletion in the stratosphere. -
Lacey Act (US)- Law
It protects plants and animals by creating criminal penalties for those who violate environmental rules and regulations. -
Kyoto Protocol- Treaty
It was a UN plan on climate change by making industrialized nations reduce greenhouse gas emmitons.