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A conservation law in the U.S. that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. -
An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low and middle income countries. -
A specialized agency of the UN responsible for international public health. -
Requires the FDA to ban food additives, which are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing. -
NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions. -
The EPA is an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. -
The law that defines EPA's responsibilities for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratosphere's ozone layer. -
The OSHA assures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing conditions and by providing assistance. -
Responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system -
The CWA established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the U.S. and regulating the quality standards for surface waters. -
ESA provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad. -
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA sets the standards for drinking water quality to ensure safe water for the public. -
A multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. -
The principal federal law in the U.S. governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. Gives EPA authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. -
The primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the U.S. -
A cabinet level department of the U.S. government concerned with matters of federal energy policy and the safe handling of nuclear material. -
Also known as Superfund established the federal Superfund program, administered by the EPA. -
An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
An international treaty which extended the 1992 UN framework convention that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.