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Lacey Act (US)
A law that bans trafficking in fish, wildlife or plants that are illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold. -
World Bank
An international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the government of low and middle income countries. -
World Health Organization
A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. -
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (US)
This law requires The FDA to ban food additives which are found to cause to cause or induce cancer in humans or animals. -
Clean Air Act (US)
A federal air quality law intended to reduce and control air pollution nation wide. -
National Environmental Policy Act (US)
A law that requires federal agencies to access the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions. -
Environmental Protection Agency (US)
An independent executive agency of the US government tasked with environmental protection matters. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
A large regulatory agency of the US department of labor that originally had federal powers to inspect and examine work places. -
United Nations Environment Programme
This agency is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations systems. -
Clean Water Act (US)
The primary federal law governing water pollution. -
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
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. -
Endangered Species Act (US)
The primary US law for protecting imperiled species -
Safe Drinking Water Act (US)
A federal law in the US intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. -
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (US)
A law that gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from cradle to grave. -
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (US)
A federal law that regulate the environmental effects of coal mining in the US. -
Department of Energy (US)
A cabinet level department of the US government concerned with matters of federal energy policy and safe handling of nuclear material. -
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act (US)
Also known as CERCLA/Superfund, was made in response to a growing national concern about the release of hazardous substances from abandoned waste sites. -
Montreal Protocol
A treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that a responsible for ozone depletion -
Kyoto Protocol
A treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.