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The Delaney clause is apart of the US food, drug, and cosmetic laws since it was enacted by congress in 1958. The law states that no cancer-causing agent, as demonstrated in humans or animals shall be deliberately added to, or found as a containment in food. -
The Clean Air Act is designed to control air pollution on a national level. This is one of the most influential modern environmental laws. -
The federal law that protects public drinking water supplies throughout the nation. It is able to grant the EPA permission to set maximum containment level (MCL) standards for drinking water quality to public safety. -
It is the international agreement with governments. This agreement ensures when international animals and plants are traded, their survival is not threatened. -
The Clean Water Act established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the US. It gave EPA the authority to implement pollution control program such as setting wastewater standards for industry. -
The Endangered Species Act was put in place for protecting imperiled species. It provides framework to protect threatened and endangered species. -
The act gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. This includes the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. RCRA also set forth a framework for the management of non-hazardous solid waste. -
This act creates a federal "superfund" to help clean up unoccupied or abandoned areas where there is hazardous waste. Left unattended these accidents or spill could contaminate the environment. -
A global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances such as CFC's. The protocol has successfully reduced emissions. -
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change. It sets internationally binding emissions reduction targets for carbon dioxide and other green house gases.