WorksheetsEnviro Organizations - EPA / DoE / USDA
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
"recycle, reduce, reuse":
this agency focuses on environmental protection
EPA
DoI
DoE
USDA
this agency focuses on managing energy policy
(including from nuclear, renewable, and nonrenewable sources)
EPA
DOE
USDA
DOI
this agency focuses on helping rural, agricultural America thrive
USDA
USGS
EPA
DOE
What areas does the Environmental Protection Agency cover?
the monitoring and assessing of science about hazards that threaten resources
enforcement of regulations to protect people and the environment
food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, public policy
daily forecast, weather warnings, and climate monitoring
When was the Department of Energy founded? Who founded it?
1903 - Roosevelt
1861 - Lincoln
1977 - Carter
1970 - Nixon
When was the EPA founded? Who founded it?
1861- Lincoln
1903 - Roosevelt
1960 - Eisenhower
1970 - Nixon
What are examples of policies the EPA implements to make positive changes for the environment?
Meat Inspection / Farmland Protection Policy Acts
Privacy / Hoover Power Allocation Acts
Clean Air / Clean Water Acts
Voting Rights / Civil Rights Acts
What areas does the Department of Energy manage?
the nation's energy policies/laws, nuclear infrastructure, research about energy
daily forecast, weather warnings, and climate monitoring
food, agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, public policy
enforcements of regulations that protect people and the environment
When was the USDA founded? Who founded it?
Roosevelt - 1903
Lincoln - 1862
1970 - Nixon
1977 - Carter
What areas does the US Department of Agriculture cover?
enforcement of regulations to protect people and the environment
daily forecast, weather warnings, and climate monitoring
the monitoring and assessing of science about hazards that threaten resources
food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, public policy
What are examples of policies the DOE implements to make positive changes for the environment?
Privacy / Hoover Power Allocation Acts
Meat Inspection / Farmland Protection Policy Acts
Nuclear Waste Policy / Energy Policy Acts
Clean Air / Clean Water Acts
What are examples of policies the USDA implements to make positive changes for the environment?
Meat Inspection / Farmland Protection Policy Acts
Privacy / Hoover Power Allocation Acts
Nuclear Waste Policy / Energy Policy Acts
Clean Air / Clean Water Acts
