Kyoto Protocol
Endangered Species Act
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
No carcinogens in food
Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste
Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)
Superfund act for funding cleanup
Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)
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)
Makes drinking water safer
Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs
Newcomen steam engine
Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.
