Endangered Species Act
Designates certain species as threatened or endangered and protects habitats (developers have to do environmental impact assessments) plus prevents trade.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Proper disposal of solid and hazardous waste
Makes drinking water safer
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.
Superfund act for funding cleanup
Newcomen steam engine
Kyoto Protocol
Delaney Clause of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
No carcinogens in food
Clean Water Act
Regulates water pollution (but not drinking water quality)
Montreal Protocol
Phases out ozone depleting substances (ODS) like CFCs
