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oversee and regulate the production, sale, and distribution of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. The FDCA intends to protect the general public from adulterated and misbranded products manufactured and sold in the US.

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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act FIFRA 1949

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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act FIFRA 1949

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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is a United States federal law that set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment.

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The act requires the federal government to set national air quality standards to reduce air pollution and states to implement the standards through individual plans subject to approval by the EPA.

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requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions

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The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a US labor law governing the federal law of occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was signed by President Richard Nixon

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The Clean Water Act requires enforceable water quality standards to maintain overall water quality. Standards for bodies of water are based on the water's designated use; such uses include industrial water supplies, swimming, fishing, agricultural irrigation, and more.

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 1973

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 1973

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an international agreement, signed by 184 parties in 1973, designed to ensure that international trade in animals and plants does not threaten their survival in the wild

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The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public.

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provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad.

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Surface Mining, Control and Reclamation Act 1977

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Surface Mining, Control and Reclamation Act 1977

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The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1978 is the primary federal law that regulates the environmental effects of coal mining in the United States. SMCRA created two programs: one for regulating active coal mines and a second for reclaiming abandoned mine lands

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CERCLA established the Superfund program, a federally managed list of uncontrolled and abandoned waste sites. Under this program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies potential polluted sites and places them on a prioritized list for potential long-term action and regulation.

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is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). ODS are substances that were commonly used in products such as refrigerators, air conditioners, fire extinguishers, and aerosols.

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streamlined and strengthened EPA's ability to prevent and respond to catastrophic oil spills. A trust fund financed by a tax on oil is available to clean up spills when the responsible party is incapable or unwilling to do so.

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The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and that human-made CO₂ emissions are driving it.

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The act, described by proponents as an attempt to combat growing energy problems, changed US energy policy by providing tax incentives and loan guarantees