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Lacey Act
Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants -
World Bank
It provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth. -
World Health Organization
It was dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Requires the FDA to ban food additives which are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing. -
Clean Air Act (US)
Comprehensive federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
Oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research assessment, and education. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations. -
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP uses its expertise to strengthen environmental standards and practices while helping implement environmental obligations at the country, regional, and global levels. -
Clean Water Act (US)
Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the US and regulating quality standards for surface waters -
Endangered Species Act
The primary law in the United States for protected imperilled species. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
The principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
International agreement signed by 184 parties in 1973, designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild. -
Department of Energy (US)
An executive department of the US federal government that oversees US national energy policy and manages the research and development of nuclear power and weapons in the US -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
The primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the US -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
Provides a federal superfund to cleanup uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutant and containments into the environment. -
Montreal Protocol
A global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances. -
Kyoto Protocol
An international treaty which extended the 1992 UN framework convection on climate change that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions