Exam 45: Environmental Protection

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

A geographical area that does not meet established air quality standards is designated as a(n) ________.

Which of the following steps immediately follows the publication of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed project?

Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to regulate underground storage facilities.

The remains of the process by which nuclear power is generated in a reactor are most likely to be classified as ________.

Sources of thermal pollution are subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Act and the regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

Explain the nature and enforcement of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).

AMS is a factory situated on the coast that uses chemicals like lead and arsenic in its daily production processes. It discharges the waste products of the manufacturing process into the sea nearby. From the information provided in the scenario, we can infer that ________.

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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can prohibit the construction of a new pollution-causing industrial plant in a state that is a nonattainment area.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act is commonly called the Superfund.

The U.S. Coast Guard administers the Oil Pollution Act which requires the oil industry to ________.

The Clean Water Act forbids the filling or dredging of navigable waters and qualified wetlands unless a permit has been obtained from the ________.

Describe the purpose and requirements of an environmental impact statement (EIS).

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations require that an environmental impact statement (EIS) be prepared by the state government.

Which of the following actions is prohibited under the Clean Water Act?

The Clean Air Act does not apply to stationary sources of pollution.

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 the nearby areas. This safety violation is likely to be taken up by the ________ for corrective action like closure of the plant.

Human beings are protected in the secondary level of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).