Endangered Species Act
Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.
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.
Kyoto Protocol
Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify
Montreal Protocol
Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs
Clean Water Act
Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste
Makes drinking water safer
Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)
Superfund act for funding cleanup
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
