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Lacey Act
Legislation in the United States prohibits the unauthorized taking, possession, transportation, or sale of fish, wildlife, or plants. -
World Bank
An international organization that gives poor countries with finance, assistance, and research to help them grow their economies -
World Health Organization
An organization apart of the UN that is focused on keeping the world healthy and offering the highest level of health -
Delaney Clause of food and cosmetic act
mandates the Food and Drug Administration to restrict food additives that have been shown through testing to cause or promote cancer in humans or animals. -
National Environmental Policy Act
Prior to making any decisions, government agencies must evaluate the environmental consequences of their proposed actions. -
Environmental Protection Agency
protects people and the environment from serious health dangers, funds and conducts research, and creates and enforces environmental rules -
Clean Air Act
The law that establishes the EPA's role in maintaining and enhancing the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
sets and enforces standards, and provides training, outreach, information, and support to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Ensuring that international commerce in animals and plants does not endanger their natural existence -
United Nations Environment Programme
The leading authority in the united nations making sure all countries follow environmental laws -
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law addressing water pollution in the United States. Its goal is to restore and sustain the nation's water's chemical, physical, and biological integrity. -
Endangered Species Act
obligates federal and state governments to safeguard all vulnerable or endangered species found inside the United States and its surrounding territories. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
The act was created to protect the quality of drinking water in the United States. Protects pollutants from entering the U.S water supply -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
provides the EPA power over hazardous waste from cradle to grave -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
Surface coal mining is banned inside the borders of any National Park System unit. -
Department of Energy
Supervises the nuclear infrastructure of the United States and oversees the country's energy policy -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act
A Federal "Superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous-waste sites, as well as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and toxins into the environment -
Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol is an international pact aimed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the manufacture of various ozone-depleting chemicals. -
Kyoto Protocol
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is operationalized by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to restrict and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with agreed-upon individual targets.