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Lacey Act (US)
Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants. -
World Bank
A vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
Prohibits the addition to the human food supply of any chemical that has caused cancer in humans or animals. -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
An independant agency of the US federal government that is tasked with environmental protection matters. -
Clean Air Act (US)
A comprehensive federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions -
Occupational Saftey and Health Administration (US)
An agency of the U.S. department of labor, responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations. -
United Nations Environment Programme
Responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system -
Clean Water Act (US)
Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the U.S. -
Endangered Species Act (US)
Establishes protections for fish, wildlife, and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered. -
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)
Tis gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
The primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the U.S. -
Department of Energy (US)
The US organization that advances the energy and economic security of the United Nations. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
This was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
Provides a federal "superfund" to cleanup uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites as well as spills, accidents, and other emergency releases or polluants and contaminants into the environment. -
Montreal Protocol
A global agreementt to protect the stratosphere ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances. -
Kyoto Protocol
An international agreement that aimed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the presenceof greenhouse gases (GHQ) in the atmosphere. -
World Health Organization
An agency that promotes health, keeps the world safe, and helps serve the vulnerable