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Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
It bans the use of any food additives that are found to cause cancer in humans or animals. It is designed to protect public health. -
Clean Air Act (US)
It is aimed at controlling air pollution on a national level. It allows the EPA to set limits on air pollutants to protect the environment. -
Clean Water Act (US)
It restores and maintains the quality of the nations water by preventing pollution through waterways. It aims to ensure that water is safe for swimming, fishing, and other activities. -
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (INT)
It is an international agreement aimed at ensuring that international trade dealing with wild animals and plants does not hurt there survival. They have to place them into protection categories. -
Endangered Species Act (US)
It is an act to protect animals and plants at risk of being extinct. It helps conserve their habitats and prevents harm on the list of species. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
It protects the quality of drinking water in the US. It sets standards for water safety and regulates the treatment of public water supplies to prevent contamination. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
It aims to manage hazardous and non hazardous waste. It protects human health and the environment by regulating waste disposal. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
This act allows the government to clean up contaminated sites that have been contaminated with hazardous substances and hold people responsible for clean up. -
Montreal Protocol (INT)
It is aimed ar phasing out the production and the use of ozone depleting substances. It protects the Earth's ozone layer to reduce harmful ultraviolet UV'S. -
Kyoto Protocol (INT)
A global agreement that requires countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emission. It is put into law to help global climate change.