Apes Laws and Treaties

Which answer choice addresses the issue of stratospheric ozone depletion?

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Endangered Species Act

• National Environment Policy Act

Cradle-to-grave law for describes rules for the proper handling of hazardous and toxic waste

• The EPA

• Clean Air Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, RCRA

• Recylcing Act

The Clean Air Act is federal law that regulates levels of air pollution produced from

• Transportation and factories

• Private homes only

• Power plants only

• Transportation, factories, power plants, and private homes

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Clean Water Act 1972

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

• U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. Passed in 1972 and amended in 1977 and 1987, the Clean Water Actwas originally 

• 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.

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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

Designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out substances responsible

• Montreal Protocol

• Kyoto Protocol

• Madrid Protocol

• Yucca Protocol

What was the outcome of the Kyoto Protocol for the U.S.?

• The U.S. led the global effort to reduce greenhouse gases

• The U.S. signed but did not ratify the protocol

• The U.S. did not sign the protocol

• The U.S. ratified and fully implemented the protocol

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Which international agreement focuses on the conservation of great apes and their habitats?

• A) Convention on Biological Diversity

• B) Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

• C) Great Apes Survival Partnership

• D) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

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What is the primary goal of the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP)?

• A) To promote the trade of apes

• B) To conserve and protect great apes and their habitats

• C) To study the behavior of apes in captivity

• D) To increase the population of apes in zoos

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Which law is aimed at protecting endangered species, including great apes, in the United States?

• A) Endangered Species Act

• B) Clean Air Act

• C) National Environmental Policy Act

• D) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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