Environmental Groups, Agencies, Laws, and Regulations Quiz

Which of the conservationists discussed earlier in this unit is credited with founding the Wilderness Society?

• John Muir
• Aldo Leopold
• Bob Marshall
• Rachel Carson

Which environmental group is most associated with using confrontational tactics in order to raise awareness for environmental issues that they find important?

• Greenpeace
• World Wildlife Fund
• The Sierra Club
• The Nature Conservancy

Which environmental agency is most likely to discover an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce?

• Environmental Protection Agency

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

• U.S. Department of the Interior

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Which environmental agency is most likely to respond to a situation regarding a wildfire outbreak in Shenandoah National Park?

• U.S. Department of Energy

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• U.S. Department of the Interior

What entity established the Superfund?

• Congress

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Sierra Club

• U.S. Department of Interior

Which organization is responsible for enforcing the legislation passed in the Clean Air Act of 1970?

• World Health Organization
• United Nations Environment Programme
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

True or False? Since lawmakers have access to the data research of scientists, they are able to accurately predict the consequences of different types and amounts of pollution.

• True

• False

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Which of the following Acts resulted from California's Air Pollution Control Act of 1947, Oregon's Air Pollution Act in the 1950s, and Pennsylvania's 1960 Air Pollution Control Act?

• Clean Air Act of 1970

• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

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  National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

• Wilderness Act of 1964

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

• Wild Life

• Bad Air Pollutants

• Aquatic Lifeforms

• Litter on the streets

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Means to support

• advocate

• self-determination

• give money

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