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Environmental Policy and Regulation Test Review

Authored by Krystal Murphy

Science

9th - 12th Grade

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Environmental Policy and Regulation Test Review
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1.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Determine whether these practices would be considered ethical or unethical.​

Groups:

(a) ethical

,

(b) unethical

A biologist submits their research plan before experimenting on live vertebrates.

A lobbyist gives lavish gifts to politicians in exchange for specific policy decisions.

An ecologist doing research funded by a construction company omits data.

An activist asks whether their help is wanted before getting involved.

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the responsibility to the organization that is most likely to perform it.

City of Pittsburgh‘s Depart. Public Work

working with state and local governments to implement and enforce federal environmental protection laws, regulations, and policies

NY State Department of Environment Cons.

publishing policy documents to clarify how employers must protect their employees from workplace hazards

EPA

asking the state attorney general to file criminal judicial actions against a business that has violated environmental regulations

OSHA

maintaining a refuse and recycling system to promote a safe, clean environment for residents

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of enforcement actions would be most appropriate for a case in which a facility self-reports minor noncompliance issues discovered during an internal audit?

administrative action

permit action

civil judicial action

criminal judicial action

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of environmental justice?

Dangerous pollution that contaminated a river in a 90 percent White neighborhood was transported to a 90 percent Black neighborhood, where it was reclassified by the EPA as nonhazardous.

The Nationwide Permit 12 process allowed Dakota Access to bypass many environmental impact assessments, opportunities for public input, and historical impact studies before building their pipeline.

An executive order directs federal agencies to address disproportionally high adverse environmental effects of their policies and activities on minority and low-income populations.

Latinx Americans are exposed to 63 percent more pollution than they produce, while White Americans are exposed to 17 percent less pollution than they produce.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes regulations?

rules drafted by legislative bodies that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members

procedures and protocols that administrative agencies follow in order to implement and enforce the rules

guidance documents that explain how an agency interprets a law, an issue, or a specific part of a rule

mandatory requirements developed by administrative agencies that regulated entities must follow in order to be in full compliance with the rules

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match each description as it applies to environmental activism to the correct term.

lobbying

an entity operating for environmental purposes and not for financial benefit

grassroots movement

an organization dedicated to supporting and advancing environmental causes through various activities

advocacy group

the practice of attempting to influence decision-makers to support or oppose specific legislative proposals, policies, regulations, or actions that align with environmental interests or objectives

nonprofit organization

a social movement driven by ordinary people at the local level who organize, mobilize, and advocate for change around environmental issues without centralized leadership

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an insider lobbying strategy?

filing an amicus curiae brief to influence a Supreme Court decision

running an advertising campaign

organizing a protest

encouraging people to contact elected officials

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