The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) maintains the Red List of threatened species and assigns countries to regulate certain trade.
Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)
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.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Makes drinking water safer
Kyoto Protocol
Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify
Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste
Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)
Superfund act for funding cleanup
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs
