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Lacey Act (US)
US law that bans trafficking in fish, wildlife, or plants taken illegally or illegally possessed transported or sold -
World Bank
International financial institutions providing money to governments of low-middle-income countries -
World Health Organization
Agency is responsible for international public health. -
Delaney Clause of Food,Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
No cancer-causing agent shall be deliberately added or found as a contaminant in food. -
National Environmental Policy Act (US)
US law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the presidential council on Environmental Quality. -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
Independent agency of US tasked with environmental protection. -
Clean Air Act (US)
Defines EPA's responsibility for protecting and improving national air quality and ozone. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
Regulatory agency of the US that inspects and examines workplaces for safety. -
Untied Nations Environment Programme
Agency is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the UN system. -
Clean Water Act (US)
Primary law in the US governing water pollution. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
International Treaty between governments to ensure international trade of wild plants and animals does not threaten the species' survival. -
Endangered Species Act (US)
Primary Law in the US protects endangered species by setting the framework for protection. -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
Principal federal law in the US intends to ensure safe drinking water. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
Principal law in the US governing disposal of solid and hazardous waste. -
Department of Energy (US)
Cabinet-level department of the US concerned with federal energy policy and handling of nuclear material. -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
Primary federal law regulates the environmental effect of coal mining in the US, for both active and abandoned mines. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
Established Federal superfund program, administered by EPA to clean up hazardous sites. -
Montreal Protocol
Treaty was designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of substances responsible for ozone depletion (CFC) -
Kyoto Protocol
Commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by state parties.