Question 1

The term "Superfund" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 
B) the pool of money collected to compensate victims of nuclear reactor disasters. 
C) the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (CERCL
A) . 
D) the fund that the automobile industry must maintain to develop alternative-fuel vehicles. 
A) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 
B) the pool of money collected to compensate victims of nuclear reactor disasters. 
C) the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (CERCL
A) . 
D) the fund that the automobile industry must maintain to develop alternative-fuel vehicles.

Question 2

Which of the following can issue both National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permits and industrial discharge permits?

Accepted Answer

A) The states 
B) The federal government 
C) Sewage treatment plants 
D) EPA 
A) The states 
B) The federal government 
C) Sewage treatment plants 
D) EPA

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the emission trading scheme provided by the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Allowances can be traded between companies,but cannot be sold. 
B) An allowance provides a right to emit more sulfur oxide. 
C) It applies only to those companies engaged in interstate commerce. 
D) Allowances can be sold to government,but not among private firms. 
A) Allowances can be traded between companies,but cannot be sold. 
B) An allowance provides a right to emit more sulfur oxide. 
C) It applies only to those companies engaged in interstate commerce. 
D) Allowances can be sold to government,but not among private firms.

Question 4

John owns a parcel of land on which he wants to build an apartment building.However,John's land is currently a swamp;he wants to drain it.John should apply for a permit to drain the swamp from:

Accepted Answer

A) the Army Corps of Engineers. 
B) the Wetland Preservation Board. 
C) the Environmental Protection Agency. 
D) the National Institute of Health. 
A) the Army Corps of Engineers. 
B) the Wetland Preservation Board. 
C) the Environmental Protection Agency. 
D) the National Institute of Health.

Question 5

State governments establish the standard for drinking water in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was the earliest federal legislation enacted to protect water bodies against pollution?

Accepted Answer

A) The Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act 
B) The Safe Drinking Water Act 
C) The Clean Water Act 
D) The River and Harbor Act 
A) The Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act 
B) The Safe Drinking Water Act 
C) The Clean Water Act 
D) The River and Harbor Act

Question 7

The Clean Water Act establishes a program governing the injection of wastes into wells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the National Environmental Policy Act,every business contemplating a project must file an environmental impact statement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Anyone who discharges wastewater,other than just domestic sewage,to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW)must obtain what is known as a(n)________ permit from the local sewage treatment plant where the discharge is being sent or from the state.

Accepted Answer

A) industrial discharge 
B) Water Pollution Control System 
C) National Pollution Discharge Elimination System 
D) national industrial discharge 
A) industrial discharge 
B) Water Pollution Control System 
C) National Pollution Discharge Elimination System 
D) national industrial discharge

Question 10

Which of the following is not required to be in an environmental impact statement?

Accepted Answer

A) A discussion of the history of the type of action requested 
B) A discussion of impacts that cannot be avoided 
C) A discussion of alternatives 
D) Detail of any irreversible commitments of resources 
A) A discussion of the history of the type of action requested 
B) A discussion of impacts that cannot be avoided 
C) A discussion of alternatives 
D) Detail of any irreversible commitments of resources

Question 11

Which of the following was an unintentional effect of the 1970 Clean Air Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Decrease in the output of electricity generated 
B) Development of clean-fueled vehicles 
C) Sudden increase in the prices of clean fuels 
D) Long range transport of some pollutants 
A) Decrease in the output of electricity generated 
B) Development of clean-fueled vehicles 
C) Sudden increase in the prices of clean fuels 
D) Long range transport of some pollutants

Question 12

EPA bears the primary responsibility for the siting and regulation of solid waste disposal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of the Clean Water Act?

Accepted Answer

A) The act enforces criminal sanctions against offenders. 
B) The act mandates civil sanctions against offenders. 
C) The act is enforced by federal and state governments. 
D) Violation of the act results in fines,but not imprisonment. 
A) The act enforces criminal sanctions against offenders. 
B) The act mandates civil sanctions against offenders. 
C) The act is enforced by federal and state governments. 
D) Violation of the act results in fines,but not imprisonment.

Question 14

The United States requires regulators of toxic substances to show that products or their uses present a(n)________ risk to human health or the environment before they can be regulated or taken off the market.

Accepted Answer

A) likely 
B) unreasonable 
C) dangerous 
D) high 
A) likely 
B) unreasonable 
C) dangerous 
D) high

Question 15

Which of the following statutes enacted by Congress is also known as the "Refuse Act"?

Accepted Answer

A) The Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act 
B) The Safe Drinking Water Act 
C) The Clean Water Act 
D) The River and Harbor Act 
A) The Marine Protection,Research,and Sanctuaries Act 
B) The Safe Drinking Water Act 
C) The Clean Water Act 
D) The River and Harbor Act

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?

Accepted Answer

A) It does not apply to businesses in states that have their own state laws in place. 
B) Citizens can force federal agencies to comply with NEPA. 
C) It requires that state governments ensure that all entities within state borders submit environmental impact statements. 
D) NEPA requires that all businesses file an environmental impact statement before a project is undertaken. 
A) It does not apply to businesses in states that have their own state laws in place. 
B) Citizens can force federal agencies to comply with NEPA. 
C) It requires that state governments ensure that all entities within state borders submit environmental impact statements. 
D) NEPA requires that all businesses file an environmental impact statement before a project is undertaken.

Question 17

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)sets a "primary standard" for air pollution.This standard is designed to protect against harm to:

Accepted Answer

A) human health. 
B) animal health. 
C) plant health. 
D) climate health. 
A) human health. 
B) animal health. 
C) plant health. 
D) climate health.

Question 18

How does the Clean Water Act regulate wetlands?

Accepted Answer

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act regul

Question 19

NEPA is what type of law?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal law that affects all federal agencies and federal action 
B) State law affecting state agencies across all 50 states 
C) International law impacting state action 
D) Municipal law that impacts federal action 
A) Federal law that affects all federal agencies and federal action 
B) State law affecting state agencies across all 50 states 
C) International law impacting state action 
D) Municipal law that impacts federal action

Question 20

The text describes the three major contributors to air pollution.Which of the following is not one of the major contributors?

Accepted Answer

A) Livestock farming 
B) Fuel combustion 
C) Industrial processes 
D) Solid waste disposal 
A) Livestock farming 
B) Fuel combustion 
C) Industrial processes 
D) Solid waste disposal

Exam 52: Environmental Regulation

The term "Superfund" refers to:

Which of the following can issue both National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)permits and industrial discharge permits?

Which of the following is true of the emission trading scheme provided by the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act?

John owns a parcel of land on which he wants to build an apartment building.However,John's land is currently a swamp;he wants to drain it.John should apply for a permit to drain the swamp from:

State governments establish the standard for drinking water in the United States.

Which of the following was the earliest federal legislation enacted to protect water bodies against pollution?

The Clean Water Act establishes a program governing the injection of wastes into wells.

According to the National Environmental Policy Act,every business contemplating a project must file an environmental impact statement.

Anyone who discharges wastewater,other than just domestic sewage,to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW)must obtain what is known as a(n)________ permit from the local sewage treatment plant where the discharge is being sent or from the state.

Which of the following is not required to be in an environmental impact statement?

Which of the following was an unintentional effect of the 1970 Clean Air Act?

EPA bears the primary responsibility for the siting and regulation of solid waste disposal.

Which of the following is true of the Clean Water Act?

The United States requires regulators of toxic substances to show that products or their uses present a(n)________ risk to human health or the environment before they can be regulated or taken off the market.

Which of the following statutes enacted by Congress is also known as the "Refuse Act"?

Which of the following is true of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)sets a "primary standard" for air pollution.This standard is designed to protect against harm to:

How does the Clean Water Act regulate wetlands?

NEPA is what type of law?

The text describes the three major contributors to air pollution.Which of the following is not one of the major contributors?

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