environmental laws, agencies, and treaties

  • Lacey Act

    Lacey Act

    Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants.
  • World Bank

    World Bank

    Provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth.
  • World Health Organization

    World Health Organization

    dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries
  • Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

    Requires the FDA to ban food additives that are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing.
  • Clean Air Act

    Clean Air Act

    The comprehensive federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions.
  • Environmental Protection Agency

    Environmental Protection Agency

    Oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research, assessment, and education.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    Responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations.
  • United Nations Environment Programme

    United Nations Environment Programme

    Strengthens environmental standards and practices while helping implement environmental obligations at the county, regional, and global levels.
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

    Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

    Designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild.
  • Endangered Species Act

    Endangered Species Act

    The primary law in the US for protecting imperiled species.
  • Clean Water Act

    Clean Water Act

    Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the US and regulating quality standards for surface waters.
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave.
  • Safe Drinking Water Act

    Safe Drinking Water Act

    Ensures safe drinking water for the public.
  • Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

    Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

    Regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the US
  • Department of Energy

    Department of Energy

    Oversees US national energy, policy, and manages the research and development of nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the US.
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act

    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.
  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal Protocol

    Protects the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances.
  • Kyoto Protocol

    Commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.