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Water quality standards are established by states, territories, and tribes to protect public health and welfare, enhance the quality of water, and serve the purposes of the Clean Water Act.

NAAQS are established by the EPA to protect public health and the environment from hazardous levels of harmful pollutants, including particulates, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and lead.

An EIS is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act for federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, detailing the potential effects of proposed projects.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund, is a law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants.

An environmental audit is a systematic, documented evaluation of an organization's environmental performance. It aims to identify regulatory compliance and opportunities to improve environmental management.

RCRA is a federal law that provides the framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste, with a focus on waste minimization and phasing out land disposal of hazardous waste.

Carbon trading, also known as cap-and-trade, is a market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants, particularly carbon dioxide.

The CSAPR is designed to protect the health of downwind states by reducing the interstate transport of air pollution and improving air quality in the Eastern United States.

The Clean Air Act is a comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources to protect public health and the environment from the harmful effects of air pollution.

The CWA establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters, with the goal of eliminating pollution discharge.

Stewardship in environmental law is the responsible management and care of the environment and natural resources, often through conservation and sustainable practices.

Sustainability refers to the practice of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, often emphasizing a balance between environmental, social, and economic considerations.

The ESA provides for the conservation of species that are endangered or threatened throughout all or a significant portion of their range, and the conservation of the ecosystems on which they depend.

Biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth, encompassing the diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems, and is considered an indicator of the health of biological systems.

It involves the preservation, enhancement, restoration or creation of a wetland, stream, or habitat conservation area which offsets, or compensates for, expected adverse impacts to similar nearby ecosystems.

Wetlands conservation refers to the protection, restoration, and management of wetland ecosystems to maintain their ecological functions, such as water purification, flood protection, and habitat for species.

The SDWA is the principal federal law that ensures the quality of Americans' drinking water, by setting standards for drinking water quality and overseeing states, localities, and water suppliers who implement those standards.

NEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making decisions, using an environmental impact statement (EIS) or an environmental assessment (EA).

Cap-and-trade is an environmental policy tool that delivers results with a mandatory cap on emissions while providing sources flexibility in how they comply. Companies can trade emissions permits to maintain economic efficiency.

A GHG inventory is a comprehensive accounting of all greenhouse gas emissions attributed to human activity, usually within a specific geographic area and time span, to inform climate policy and action.

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Environmental due diligence is the process of assessing the environmental conditions and risks associated with a property or business, typically part of a real estate or corporate transaction.

The EPA is a U.S. government agency established in 1970 to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.

Marine pollution refers to the harmful effects caused by the entry into the ocean of chemicals, particles, industrial, agricultural, and residential waste, noise, or the spread of invasive organisms.

Noise pollution is the propagation of noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life, which includes traffic, aircrafts, railroads, and industrial noise, as well as high-intensity sonar.

The Polluter Pays Principle is an environmental policy concept in which the costs of pollution prevention and control measures should be borne by the polluter, rather than the society at large.

An international treaty that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring and human-made CO2 emissions are driving it.

The MBTA makes it illegal to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such birds without proper authorization.

The TSCA provides EPA with authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures, with the aim to prevent unreasonable risks to health or the environment.