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Combats trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish, or plants. -
A vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. -
Prohibits the addition to the human food supply of any chemical that has caused cancer in humans or animals. -
An independant agency of the US federal government that is tasked with environmental protection matters. -
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. -
Responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system -
Established the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the U.S. -
Establishes protections for fish, wildlife, and plants that are listed as threatened or endangered. -
Designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild. -
Tis 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 US organization that advances the energy and economic security of the United Nations. -
This was established to protect the quality of drinking water in the U.S. -
Provides a federal "superfund" to cleanup uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites as well as spills, accidents, and other emergency releases or polluants and contaminants into the environment. -
A global agreementt to protect the stratosphere ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances. -
An international agreement that aimed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the presenceof greenhouse gases (GHQ) in the atmosphere. -
An agency that promotes health, keeps the world safe, and helps serve the vulnerable