Policy Test

What was the clean water act originally known as?

• Federal Water Pollution Control Act

• Federal Water Pollution Act

• Federal Clean Water Commission

• Federal Water Pollution Commission

What percent of American lakes, rivers, and shoreline were considered clean enough for swimming and fishing by 1988?

• 40%

• 70%

• 55%

• 60%

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Which act protects fish and wildlife in rivers, lakes, and oceans, from pollutants?

• Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

• Clean Water Act

• Marine Mammal Protection Act

• Fish and Wildlife Protection Act

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This law restricts the pollution of the atmosphere

• Clean Air Act

• Lacey Act

• Air Pollution Act

• Clean Water Act

What does the Marine Mammal Protection Act

protect from happening to the animals?

• Hunting

• Capturing

• All of the Above

• Killing

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What does the Clean Air Act regulate and protect the public from?

• Dirty Water

• Bad Air Pollutants

• Bad Hair Pollutants

• Clean Air

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In the 1970s, the United States introduced the ____________ which calls for a recovery plan to be created for each endangered species

• Endangered Species Act

• Marine Mammal Protection Act

• Extinct Animal Act

• National Environmental Policy Act

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Which act mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters?

• Clean Water Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Toxic Water Act

• Water Pollution Act

Clean Water Act 1972

• established the National Park Service (NPS), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. 

• legislation that grants public access to documents or other data in the possession of a government agency or public authority, unless the information falls into a category that is specifically excluded from the terms of the legislation.

• U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas.

• prohibits the “take” of marine mammals—including harassment, hunting, capturing, collecting, or killing—in U.S. waters and by U.S. citizens on the high seas

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

• Clean Air Act

• Energy Independence and Security Act

• National Environmental Policy Act

• Clean Water Act