Exam 13: The Limits of Environmental Policy

The "commodification" of the environment discourages the utilization of economic analysis.

The US EPA has yet to include environmental justice into their policies, programs and activities

There is no level of pollution that is risk-free for everyone

Reflecting public opinion, Congress often focuses on problems that experts consider to be of relatively little importance.

Which act requires certain classes of manufacturing companies and federal facilities to report annually on a wide range of toxic emissions?

The operation of an economic incentive system is more expensive than a regulatory system.

The simplest economic instrument regarding environmental regulation is

The disproportionate location of environmental hazards in minority and low income areas would be addressed by which of the following?

Questions of value pose significant problems for risk assessment in a technocratic approach.

Which regulation set a factory-wide pollution limit for each business and let each business decide what equipment, what processes, and materials they will use to meet their emission limits?

Economic Analysis is commonly used in Environmental Policy-making.

Fixed regulatory standards may result in different compliance costs for different firms.

Which of the following interrelated issues is not considered in environmental policy analysis?

All pollution is human made.

EPA reports have concluded its regulatory priorities are often very different from its experts consider to be the largest risks.

The use of regulatory instruments alone, results in weak incentives to adhere for firms and high costs of enforcement for agencies.

Emissions trading is a politically and ideologically attractive tool.

The process by which firms may earn credits for achieving reductions in emissions greater than required and apply them elsewhere is referred to as

The 1990 Pollution Prevention Act employs a system of mandatory compliance with strict regulations and policies that must be observed.