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A law that bans trafficking in fish, wildlife or plants that are illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold. -
An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the government of low and middle income countries. -
A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. -
This law requires The FDA to ban food additives which are found to cause to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals. -
A federal air quality law intended to reduce and control air pollution nation wide. -
A law that requires federal agencies to access the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions. -
An independent executive agency of the US government tasked with environmental protection matters. -
A large regulatory agency of the US department of labor that originally had federal powers to inspect and examine work places. -
This agency is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations systems. -
The primary federal law governing water pollution. -
A treaty to protect endangered plants and animals and ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild. -
The primary US law for protecting imperiled species -
A federal law in the US intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. -
A law that gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. -
A federal law that regulate the environmental effects of coal mining in the US. -
A cabinet level department of the US government concerned with matters of federal energy policy and safe handling of nuclear material. -
Also known as CERCLA/Superfund, was made in response to a growing national concern about the release of hazardous substances from abandoned waste sites. -
A treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that a responsible for ozone depletion -
A treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.