APES laws

Clean AirAct (CAA)

Protect public from known airborne contaminants

Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( Delaney clause)

Han or test food additives for carcinogens (anything that causes cancer)

Clean Water Act (CWA)

surface waterways protection to make fresh water fish able, swimmable, and drinkable

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

protect species threatened with extinction

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES)

banned the global trade and transport of threatened (exotic) species.

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

ensure safe drinking water for the public

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Regulates how to dispose of hazardous waste

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Reliability Act (CERCLA) (Superfund Act)

rehabilitates the worst polluted sites throughout the U.S.

Montreal Protocol

phases out use of CFC’s ( house made organic compounds contains chlorine,flourine )

Kyoto Protocol

reductions and limits for greenhouse gas emissions