Environmental Policies

If you wanted information about a particular environmental issue, what should you do?

• watch the news on television

• conduct research on the Interne

• read scientific journals

• all of these

An organized attempt to influence the decisions of lawmakers is called

• informing.

• coercing.

• lobbying

• debating.

Which of these planned projects would not need to file an EIS with the federal government?

• building a new airport

• building a new garage on your property

• building a new highway

• building a new dam

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If you wanted to convince your elected leaders that steps should be taken to reduce soil erosion along the bank of the creek that runs through your neighborhood, you would probably be most effective working with your

• local government.

• state representative.

• United States Senator

• Congressional Representative.

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Solutions to environmental problems require

• individual action.

• the cooperation of many people.

• a basis in scientific methods and knowledge.

• all of these

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What action allows individuals to affect environmental policy at all levels of government?

• voting

• recycling

• incentives

• attending zoning board meetings

Environmental Impact Statements

• cannot be challenged in court.

• are always accurate and unbiased.

• specify ways to minimize the effects of projects.

• are not available for public review or comment.

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The action that is best initiated at the local level of government is

• setting vehicle emissions standards that exceed federal requirements.

• restricting the location of landfills in which solid waste is disposed.

• determining operating standards for open-pit and surface mines.

• issuing guidelines regarding toxicity and use of synthetic pesticides.

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Which level of government is the primary target of lobbyists?

• city

• state

• county

• federal

Why do people lobby?

• to negotiate treaties

• to influence governmental policies

• to avoid voting

• none of these