Environmental Legislation

Because of the Montreal Protocol, the Ozone Layer is recovering. The last part to recover will be the area over the Antarctic. When is that estimated to recover?

• 2066

• 2031

• 2075

• 2100

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What are the classifications for species under the endangered species act (select all that apply)?

• Endangered

• Worrisome

• Extinct

• Threatened

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Which law is better known as Superfund?

• Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

• Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

Which act established a national policy and goals for the protection, maintenance, and enrichment of the environment?

• Clean Air Act

• National Environmental Policy Act

• Energy Independence and Security Act

• Energy Policy Act

What does the Endangered Species Act (1973) state?

• Is designed to protect and recover endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife and plants in the United States and beyond. The law works in part by protecting species habitats.

• The Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States.

• declared it to be U.S. policy to establish a reserve of up to 1 billion barrels of petroleum

• none of the above

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What does the Energy Policy Act of 1992 state?

• set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States.

• declared it to be U.S. policy to establish a reserve of up to 1 billion barrels of petroleum

• Establishes and maintains goals and standards for U.S. water quality and purity. It has been amended several times, most prominently in 1987 to increase controls on toxic pollutants, and in 1990, to more effectively address the hazard of oil spills.

• Controls the sale, distribution and application of pesticides; amended in 1972, 1988, and 1996.

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Which law is a framework for the proper management of hazardous and non-hazardous solid waste?

• Clean Air Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

Which laws work to prevent water pollution?

• Clean Air Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

Which law is a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats?

• Clean Air Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which law reduces air pollution by limiting air emissions from stationary and mobile sources?

• Clean Air Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act