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Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants. -
A global institution that provides technical and financial assistance to developing countries with the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting growth, especially in the poorest countries. -
A global institution dedicated to the improvement of human health by monitoring and assessing health trends and providing medical advice to countries. -
Prohibits the addition to the human food supply of any chemical that has caused cancer in humans or animals. -
The U.S. organization that oversees all governmental efforts related to the environment, including science, research, assessment, and education. -
A comprehensive federal law that regulates all sources of air emissions. -
An agency of the U.S. Department of labor, responsible for the enforcement of health and safety regulations. -
A program of the United States responsible for gathering environmental information, conducting research, and assessing environmental problems. -
Established the basic structure for regulating polluntant discharges into the waters of the U.S. -
Establishes protections for fish, wildlife, and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered. -
This was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. -
This treaty is designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild. -
This gives EPA the 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. -
The U.S. organization that advances the energy and economic security of the United States. -
Provides a federal "superfund" to cleanup uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites as well as spills, accidents, and other emergency releases of pollutants and contaminants into the environment. -
A global agreement to protect the stratosphere ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances. -
Formed in order to stabilize the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by the developed countries.