Deck 15: Managing Peoples Environmental Impact

Question 1

What act requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions?

A) National Environmental Policy Act
B) Environmental Impact Statement
C) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
D) Clean Water Act
E) Clear Air Act

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is an Environmental Impact Statement?

A) legally considered a person whose input is required at public hearings
B) a formal report required by the National Environmental Policy Act to evaluate environmental consequences
C) a goal to restore and maintain water quality so that lakes and rivers are "swimmable and fishable"
D) the mission statements of organizations like the Sierra Club and the Alaska Miners Association
E) an act requiring state and local governments to consider environmental impacts of their actions

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a pollutant used to measure air quality?

A) carbon monoxide
B) ozone
C) nitrogen dioxide
D) sulfur oxides
E) carbon dioxide

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Environmental policies can be established by individuals, companies, and governments.

Question 5

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System is a permitting system that was established under the Clean Air Act.

Question 6

The Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act are used to limit pollutants in U.S. waters and air.

Question 7

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act distinguishes between hazardous and nonhazardous waste landfills.

Question 8

The environmental consequences of a mine that operated a hundred years ago, but damaged the environment is regulated under the:

A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
B) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
C) National Environmental Policy Act.
D) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
E) All of the above.

Question 9

Which of the following is a special interest group?

A) the State of Texas
B) the State of Colorado
C) the City of Los Angeles
D) the Federal Government
E) the Sierra Club

Question 10

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-total maximum daily load

A) a potential contaminant in soil
B) liquid that pools at the base of a landfill
C) the legal limit on the amount of a hazardous substance that is allowed in drinking water
D) a hazardous site regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
E) the maximum amount of pollutant that a water body can receive without exceeding water quality standards

Question 11

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-maximum contaminant level

A) a potential contaminant in soil
B) liquid that pools at the base of a landfill
C) the legal limit on the amount of a hazardous substance that is allowed in drinking water
D) a hazardous site regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
E) the maximum amount of pollutant that a water body can receive without exceeding water quality standards

Question 12

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-cadmium

A) a potential contaminant in soil
B) liquid that pools at the base of a landfill
C) the legal limit on the amount of a hazardous substance that is allowed in drinking water
D) a hazardous site regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
E) the maximum amount of pollutant that a water body can receive without exceeding water quality standards

Question 13

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-leachate

A) a potential contaminant in soil
B) liquid that pools at the base of a landfill
C) the legal limit on the amount of a hazardous substance that is allowed in drinking water
D) a hazardous site regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
E) the maximum amount of pollutant that a water body can receive without exceeding water quality standards

Question 14

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-superfund

A) a potential contaminant in soil
B) liquid that pools at the base of a landfill
C) the legal limit on the amount of a hazardous substance that is allowed in drinking water
D) a hazardous site regulated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
E) the maximum amount of pollutant that a water body can receive without exceeding water quality standards

Question 15

In situ uranium leaching is an example of a business opportunity that helps the environment.

Question 16

Landfills can be used to produce energy.

Question 17

Which of the following does the cap and trade program seek to regulate?

A) rocks
B) pollution
C) water
D) air
E) soil

Question 18

The Clean Water Act is concerned with surface water, not ground water nor water quantity issues.

Question 19

The principal definer of environmental standards for drinking water and clean air is the:

A) Energy Department.
B) Defense Department.
C) Environmental Protection Agency.
D) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
E) Treasury Department.

Question 20

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-cap and trade

A) over 110 chemicals in the ground that will be checked to see if risk to people exists
B) regulated pollutant for air quality
C) site-specific pollutant cleanup standards
D) specific plans of action and principals that guide future decisions
E) an approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives to reduce emissions

Question 21

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-lead

A) over 110 chemicals in the ground that will be checked to see if risk to people exists
B) regulated pollutant for air quality
C) site-specific pollutant cleanup standards
D) specific plans of action and principals that guide future decisions
E) an approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives to reduce emissions

Question 22

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-policy

A) over 110 chemicals in the ground that will be checked to see if risk to people exists
B) regulated pollutant for air quality
C) site-specific pollutant cleanup standards
D) specific plans of action and principals that guide future decisions
E) an approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives to reduce emissions

Question 23

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-action levels

A) over 110 chemicals in the ground that will be checked to see if risk to people exists
B) regulated pollutant for air quality
C) site-specific pollutant cleanup standards
D) specific plans of action and principals that guide future decisions
E) an approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives to reduce emissions

Question 24

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-generic soil screening levels

A) over 110 chemicals in the ground that will be checked to see if risk to people exists
B) regulated pollutant for air quality
C) site-specific pollutant cleanup standards
D) specific plans of action and principals that guide future decisions
E) an approach used to control pollution by providing economic incentives to reduce emissions

Question 25

The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission filed a law suit contending that Shell Oil Corporation had not evaluated the full impacts of their oil exploration on whale behavior. This is an example of:

A) government-created markets.
B) third party litigation.
C) total maximum daily load enforcement.
D) cap and trade.
E) environmental policy.

Question 26

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-National Environmental Policy Act

A) deals with the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
B) deals with protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer
C) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making by considering environmental impacts
D) established a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
E) deals with surface water quality protection in the United States

Question 27

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Clean Water Act

A) deals with the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
B) deals with protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer
C) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making by considering environmental impacts
D) established a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
E) deals with surface water quality protection in the United States

Question 28

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Clean Air Act

A) deals with the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
B) deals with protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer
C) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making by considering environmental impacts
D) established a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
E) deals with surface water quality protection in the United States

Question 29

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

A) deals with the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
B) deals with protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer
C) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making by considering environmental impacts
D) established a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
E) deals with surface water quality protection in the United States

Question 30

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

A) deals with the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste
B) deals with protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer
C) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making by considering environmental impacts
D) established a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites
E) deals with surface water quality protection in the United States

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of enforcement of environmental standards?

A) denial of permits
B) criminal penalties
C) prosecution of those responsible
D) fines for violations
E) all of the above

Question 32

What is the National Priority List?

A) a list of environmental impact statements that were developed by the National Environmental Policy Act
B) a list of dangerous pollutants commonly found in U.S. airspace
C) list of hazardous waste sites in the U.S. eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program
D) a permitting program that regulates sources that discharge pollutants into U.S. waters
E) a list of special interest groups interested in cap and trade programs

Question 33

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Ecotourists

A) interested or affected parties or people who participate in public hearings and their input is required in an Environmental Impact Statement
B) travel on vacation to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas and strive to be low impact
C) individuals, companies, or any other parties that are potentially liable for payment of Superfund cleanup costs
D) people who disagree with regulatory commissions, and they will initiate civil proceedings to reverse decisions
E) will enforce and review environmental standards; independently assess compliance and initiate enforcement against polluters

Question 34

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Environmental Protection Agents

A) interested or affected parties or people who participate in public hearings and their input is required in an Environmental Impact Statement
B) travel on vacation to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas and strive to be low impact
C) individuals, companies, or any other parties that are potentially liable for payment of Superfund cleanup costs
D) people who disagree with regulatory commissions, and they will initiate civil proceedings to reverse decisions
E) will enforce and review environmental standards; independently assess compliance and initiate enforcement against polluters

Question 35

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Third Party Litigators

A) interested or affected parties or people who participate in public hearings and their input is required in an Environmental Impact Statement
B) travel on vacation to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas and strive to be low impact
C) individuals, companies, or any other parties that are potentially liable for payment of Superfund cleanup costs
D) people who disagree with regulatory commissions, and they will initiate civil proceedings to reverse decisions
E) will enforce and review environmental standards; independently assess compliance and initiate enforcement against polluters

Question 36

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Potentially Responsible Parties

A) interested or affected parties or people who participate in public hearings and their input is required in an Environmental Impact Statement
B) travel on vacation to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas and strive to be low impact
C) individuals, companies, or any other parties that are potentially liable for payment of Superfund cleanup costs
D) people who disagree with regulatory commissions, and they will initiate civil proceedings to reverse decisions
E) will enforce and review environmental standards; independently assess compliance and initiate enforcement against polluters

Question 37

Match the following options to its correct definition.
-Stakeholders

A) interested or affected parties or people who participate in public hearings and their input is required in an Environmental Impact Statement
B) travel on vacation to fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas and strive to be low impact
C) individuals, companies, or any other parties that are potentially liable for payment of Superfund cleanup costs
D) people who disagree with regulatory commissions, and they will initiate civil proceedings to reverse decisions
E) will enforce and review environmental standards; independently assess compliance and initiate enforcement against polluters

Question 38

Describe the National Environmental Policy Act. Who does it affect? How is it enforced?

Question 39

What is a superfund site? What act assists in the cleanup of these sites?

Question 40

How is water pollution regulated? What are some common water pollutants? How can you find out more information about the water quality in your area?

Question 41

How is air pollution regulated? What are some common air pollutants? How can you find out more information about the air quality in your area?

Question 42

What happens to your garbage? How is garbage regulated by the U.S. government?