Environmental Science: Chapter 21 Section 2 Quiz

enforces Endangered Species Act

• EPA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Environmental Impact

• unfunded mandate

includes stating the need for a project

• EPA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• unfunded mandate

• Environmental Impact

early conservation leader

• Theodore Roosevelt

• EPA

• unfunded mandate

• Environmental Impact

enforces Clear Air Act

• EPA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• unfunded mandate

• Environmental Impact

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federal regulations that do not provide funds for implementation

• EPA

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• unfunded mandate

• Environmental Impact

Which agency or department enforces the Clean Water Act?

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Department of Interior

• Department of Agriculture

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

When you are researching information about an environmental issue, it is important to

• use only reliable sources.

• use more than one source.

• evaluate information for bias.

• All answers are correct.

Which of the following is not true of Environmental Impact Statements?

• They state the need for a project

• They assess a project’s impact on the environment.

• They are managed by Congress.

• The public may comment on them.

The federal government must provide funding for any new environmental laws that cost more than

• $5 million

• $15 million.

• $50 million.

• $100 million.

Why do people lobby?

• to influence governmental policies

• to negotiate treaties

• to avoid voting

• no answer is correct