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Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
It prohibits the FDA from authorizing the use of a food additive that can cause cancer in humans or animals. It was apart of the Food Additives Amendment. -
Clean Air Act
Is a comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. It authorizes the EPA to set and enforce air quality standards to protect public health and the environment. -
Clean Water Act
It protects water quality and regulates water pollution. It also protects wetlands and has led to the restriction on many waters. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
An international agreement between governments aimed at ensuring that global trade in wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Adopted in 1973 and entering into force in 1975. CITES provides varying levels of protection to over 38,000 species through a system of permits and regulations. -
Endangered Species Act
Law designed to protect and recover species at risk of extinction and the ecosystems they depend on. It empowers federal agencies to list species as endangered or threatened and to implement conservation measures to aid their recovery. -
Safe Drinking Water Act
It established national standards for drinking water quality and treatment. It protects people from having unsafe drinking water. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
It created a tracking system and set standards for the disposal in hazardous and solid waste. In built programs to regulate the storage of such waste. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act
Commonly known as Superfund, was enacted in 1980 to address the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and respond to environmental emergencies involving toxic substances. It authorizes the federal government to identify responsible parties and compel them to clean up contaminated sites or reimburse the government for clean up efforts. Also, established a trust fund to support clean up when no responsible party can be identified. -
Montreal Protocol
It was an international agreement to protect the ozone from harmful chemicals. It has been successful, in phasing out many harmful chemicals -
Kyoto Protocol
Commits developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It established legally binding targets for 37 industrialized nations and the European Union. Recognizing their greater contribution to climate change.