Clean Water Act
Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste
Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)
No carcinogens in food
Newcomen steam engine
Endangered Species Act
Designates certain species as threatened or endangered and protects habitats (developers have to do environmental impact assessments) plus prevents trade.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES)
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) maintains the Red List of threatened species and assigns countries to regulate certain trade.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Kyoto Protocol
Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify
Montreal Protocol
Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs
