-
Lacey Act (US)
Bans trade of wildlife that was illegally passed, taken, transported, or sold. -
World Bank
A global institution that provides technical + financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty + promoting growth especially in the poorest countries. -
World Health Organization
A global institution dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring + assessing health trends + providing medical advice to countries. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
Requires the FDA to ban food that had been shown to causes cancer in humans or animals. -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
The U.S organization that oversees all governmental effects related to the environment including science, research, assessment + education. -
Clean Air Act (US)
a comprehensive Federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
An agency of the US department of labor, responsible for the enforcement of health + safety legislations. -
United Nations Environment Programme
responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. -
Clean Water Act (US)
primary federal law in the US that governs water pollution released into the water. -
Endangered Species Act (US)
establishes protections for threatened wild life and provides a system to protest these species. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
The main federal law that works to ensure the drinking water in the US is safe for public consumption. -
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 (US)
The main US federal law that deals with the removal and disposal of solid waste. -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
The main federal law that regulates and restricts coal mining in the US based on its economic sequences. -
Department of Energy (US)
The US organization that advances the energy + economic security of the US -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
provides a Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. -
Montreal Protocol
treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
Kyoto Protocol
Formed in order to stabilize the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by the developed countries.