Environmental Legislation

Which act was created by the US Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the National Ambient AirQuality Standards (NAAQS) to assist in the creations of law to protect the environment?

• National Environmental Policy Act
• Clean Air Act
• Energy Independence and Security Act
• Energy Policy Act

Which act regulates pollutants that can be discharged into waterways and protects fish, shellfish, and wildlife in rivers, lakes, streams and oceans?

• Pollution Prevention Act

• Energy Independence and Security Act

• Energy Policy Act

• Clean Water Act

Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Madrid Protocol

• Yucca Protocol

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

an agreement that attempted to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries

• Kyoto Protocol

• Nature Conservancy

• CITES

• Endangered Species Act

an international agreement regulating the trade of threatened or endangered species

• Kyoto Protocol

• Nature Conservancy

• CITES

• sustainability

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

an amendment to food, drug, and cosmetic act -- stating that no food substance/ additive can be considered safe if it produced cancer.

• Kyoto Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Delaney Clause

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

controls hazardous waste with a "cradle to grave" system

• Kyoto Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Delaney Clause

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

also called Superfund, this law allows the EPA to clean up sites contaminated with toxic waste.

• Clean Water Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

identifies and protects and recovers threatened and endangered species and their ecosystems within the United States

• Kyoto Protocol

• Nature Conservancy

• CITES

• Endangered Species Act

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-LS4-6

Which act sets maximum contaminant levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have a negative effect on human health?

• Pollution Prevention Act

• Energy Independence and Security Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Clean Water Act