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Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants.
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Provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth.
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dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries
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Requires the FDA to ban food additives that are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing.
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The comprehensive federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions.
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Oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research, assessment, and education.
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Responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations.
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Strengthens environmental standards and practices while helping implement environmental obligations at the county, regional, and global levels.
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Designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild.
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The primary law in the US for protecting imperiled species.
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Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the US and regulating quality standards for surface waters.
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Gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave.
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Ensures safe drinking water for the public.
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Regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the US
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Oversees US national energy, policy, and manages the research and development of nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the US.
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Provides a federal "superfund" to clean up uncontrolled or abandoned waste sites as accidents, spills, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment.
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Protects the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances.
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Commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.