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the Lacey Act combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants.
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It provides low-interest loans, zero to low-interest credits, and grants to developing countries
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It works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.
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It is a comprehensive Federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions.
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Environmental Protection Agency protects the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws.
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It assures safe and healthful working conditions by setting and enforcing standards, and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
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It tries to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet
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The Clean Water Act establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters.
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It provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad.
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It protect our drinking water.
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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave.
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The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act prohibits surface coal mining within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park System.
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It manages the United States' nuclear infrastructure and administers the country's energy policy.
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It was designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild.
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It regulate hazardous substances, to respond to releases of hazardous substance, and to develop long-term solutions for the nation's most serious hazardous waste problems.
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It bans food additives which are found to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals as indicated by testing.
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The Montreal Protocol is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances.
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It operationalizes the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change by committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets.