Name the Law
Which law is often called the “Magna Carta” of environmental policy?
NEPA
Which law can require an Environmental Impact Statement?
NEPA
What incident led to the creation of the CERCLA?
Love Canal
What government department contains the National Park Service?
Department of Interior
Which two agencies run the ESA?
NOAA-Fisheries and the USFW
Which law is commonly known as Superfund?
CERCLA
Which law establishes regulations for modern landfills?
RCRA
Which river caught on fire and led to the creation of the Clean Water Act?
Cuyahoga River
What is the goal of the Clean Water Act?
To make the nation’s waters drinkable, fishable, and swimmable
What is a NAAQS under the Clean Air Act?
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
This law, passed in 1964, prohibits mechanical devices in certain areas.
The Wilderness Act
After the “Superfund” ran out of money, what law was passed in 1986?
SARA or the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Who was the first head and established the conservationist principals that still guide the US Forest Service?
Gifford Pinchot
What actions does NEPA apply to?
All federal actions
What is the name given to the permitting process created by the Clean Water Act?
NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
This law establishes a “cradle to grave” tracking system for hazardous waste.
RCRA
This law, still in effect today, sets the price of a mining claim on federal land at less than $5 an acre?
Mining Act of 1872
Which president signed into law NEPA, ESA, and the CAA?
Richard Nixon
How does a species end up in the ESA?
Nomination, study, candidate species, review, listing
Why under the Clean Air Act, do you have to get your emissions tested in Atlanta, but not Rome?
Differential enforcement
What law allows Presidents to establish national monuments?
Antiquities Act
What is the official name of the Clean Water Act?
Federal Water Pollution Control Act
This act, passed in 1900, prohibits the trade of wildlife and plants that have been illegally taken?
Lacey Act
Name three of the criteria pollutants monitored by the CAA
PM, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead
What federal agency manages the most land in the US?
BLM with 10% of the US