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Laws,Agencies, and Treaties

  • Lacey Act

    Lacey Act
    Combates trafficking of illegally taken wildlife and plants
  • World Bank

    World Bank
    Helps governments with low and middle income
  • 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
    Ban food or additives which are found to cause cancer in humans or animals
  • Clean Air Act

    Clean Air Act
    Reduces air pollution in U.S and has influenced many laws
  • Environmental Protection Agency

    Environmental Protection Agency
    Responsible for human health and the environment
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    Assures safe and healthy working conditions by providing training and assistance
  • United Nations Environment Programme

    United Nations Environment Programme
    Eradicate poverty while protecting planet
  • Clean Water Act

    Clean Water Act
    Nationwide approach to improving quality of lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds
  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act
    Protects framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species
  • Safe Drinking Water Act

    Safe Drinking Water Act
    Primary federal law that ensures quality of americain drinking water
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
    Our nations primary law governing the disposal of solid hazardous goods
  • Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

    Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
    prohibits surface coal mine within the boundaries of any unit of the national park system
  • Department of energy

    Department of energy
    manages the U.S nuclear infrastructure and adminstates the countries energy policy
  • Convention on international Trade In Endangered Species

    Convention on international Trade In Endangered Species
    Protects Endangered plants and animals
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability act

    Comprehensive  Environmental Response Compensation Liability act
    Cleans uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites
  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol
    Protect stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of depleting substances
  • Kyoto Protocol

    Kyoto Protocol
    Creates parties to reduce green house emissions