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Protects plants and wildlife by creating civil and criminal penalties for those who violate the rules and regulations. -
A vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. -
Responsible for international public health. -
States that no cancer-causing agent shall be deliberately added to, or found as a contaminant in food -
Responsible for the protection of human health and environment. -
Federal government has the authority to enforce and set safety and health standards for most of the country's workers. -
A comprehensive federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions. -
Establishes the basic structure for regulating pollution in US waters -
World Environment Day; resolution to end plastic pollution -
Primary law in US for protecting imperiled species. -
Sets standards for safe drinking water -
Ensures that international trade in animals and plants doesn't threaten their survival in the wild. -
Governing the disposal of solid and hazardous waste. -
Prohibits surface coal mining within the boundaries of any unit of the national parks system. -
Manages the US nuclear infrastructure and administers the country's energy policy. -
Established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites. -
Designed to decrease ozone destroying emissions in every country. -
commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on scientific consensus.