Administrative Agencies
Statutes
Water, Energy and Air Policy
Risk
International Law
100
What statute implemented procedures for federal agencies to rely on when creating, enforcing and executing new legislation?
The Administrative Procedures Act of 1946.
100
What are the six criteria air pollutants under the Clean Air Act of 1970?
What are...ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, and lead.
100
What are the main differences between riparian and appropriative rights?
Land ownership and the amount of water available for use.
100
What are the four tools used for regulating risk?
Do nothing, ban the risk, alter the risk, or educate the victim.
100
What conference provided the basis for international environmental law?
The Stockholm Declaration of 1972.
200
What is the primary role of administrative agencies?
To create rules and enforce them.
200
Which procedural statute was implemented in 1970?
The National Environmental Policy Act.
200
What was the source of the 1970s energy crisis?
The oil embargo of 1973.
200
What part of the government is responsible for risk assessment?
The administrative agencies.
200
What treaty was drawn in order to commit to global reduction of CFCs to protect the ozone layer?
The Montreal Protocol.
300
What is the term for when there are orders issued for or against a particular party?
Adjudication.
300
What statute in 1972 "established effluent limitations based on best available technology" and focused on point sources of pollution?
The Clean Water Act.
300
What is the difference between an emission standard and an ambient standard?
emission standard: how much pollution may be released ambient standard: how much total pollution is allowed in an area
300
What is the least complex risk management framework?
What is market regulation.
300
What conference highlighted sustainable development in relation to environmental issues.
The Rio Earth Summit of 1992.
400
What is the meaning behind "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"?
Who watches the watchers themselves?
400
What roadblock statute was implemented in 1973 to protect charismatic mega fauna?
The Endangered Species Act.
400
What was the significance of Cuyahoga River fire?
A spark in public interest which in turn lead to the Clean Water Act.
400
What risk management framework compares cost of alternatives in relation to a budget.
Cost effectiveness.
400
Which treaty was an extension of the 1992 UNFCCC?
The Kyoto Protocol.
500
In what ways are the administrative agencies powers limited?
executive orders, termination or amendment of legislation, budget approval, and judicial review.
500
How does NAFTA affect the environment?
The uneven distribution of industrial production and pollution.
500
The Energy Policy Conservation Act of 1975 established what?
CAFE or Corporate Average Fuel Economy.
500
What is a con of the Technology-Based risk management framework?
How much the industry is willing to invest monetarily.
500
Who is the main enforcer of international environmental law?
The UN.
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