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Newcomen steam engine
Designed to pump water out of the coal mines to increase production.
Clean Water Act
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.
Comprehensive Environmental Response Comprehensive Liability Act (CERCLA)
Superfund act for funding cleanup
Montreal Protocol
Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs
Kyoto Protocol
Cap GHGs, US didn't ratify
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
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
No carcinogens in food
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste