Exam 24: Environmental Protection

The National Environmental Policy Act is a federal statute which mandates that the federal government must ________.

The Clear Water Act authorizes the EPA to establish national primary drinking water standards.

The ________ is a federal statute that authorizes the EPA to regulate facilities that generate, treat, store, transport, and dispose of hazardous wastes.

Which of the following would be considered a stationary source of air pollution?

The Clear Air Act requires the EPA to identify toxic air pollutants that present a substantial risk of injury to human health or the environment.

The Toxic Substances Control Act is administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Armex, a large power plant, has been in the news for a potential defect in the construction of its inner chambers that caused radioactive fumes to escape from the plant to the surrounding areas. This has endangered the lives of the employees at the plant as well as those staying in nearby areas. This safety violation is likely to be taken up by the ________ for corrective action like closure of the plant.

The ________ Act authorizes the U.S. government to clean up oil spills and spills of other hazardous substances in ocean waters within 12 miles of the shore and on the continental shelf and to recover the cleanup costs from responsible parties.

The secretary of commerce is empowered to enforce the provisions of the ________ Act to endangered marine species.

Point sources are sources of pollution that are fixed and stationary.

Which of the following is a sanction imposed on states that don't implement approved plans for reduction in air pollution?

The EPA administers the NEPA and has the authority to adopt regulations for the enforcement of the act.

The Superfund Act, administered by the EPA, gives the federal government a mandate to ________.

In 1980, Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), which is commonly called the ________.

Sources of thermal pollution are subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Act and the regulations adopted by the EPA.

Which of the following federal administrative agencies enacts the Clean Water Act?

Regions that do not meet air quality standards are designated as air quality control regions.

Which of the following is a federal statute that extends limited environmental protection to the oceans?

Taking is defined as an act intended to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect" an endangered animal.

According to officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the air inside buildings is typically the safest as it is free from pollution.