Environmental History
Major environmental problem in U.S. cities before the 1970s led to public concern and action?
What is Heavy air pollution (smog)?
What law focuses on reducing air pollution from factories and vehicles?
What is the Clean Air Act?
Have air pollutant emissions in the U.S. increased or decreased since 1990?
What is decreased?
What international agreement aims to limit global temperature rise?
What is the Paris Agreement?
Which Sustainable Development Goal focuses on climate change?
What is SDG 13 (Climate Action)?
A famous polluted river caught fire in 1969, helping spark environmental reform.
What is the Cuyahoga River?
What law aims to keep U.S. waters clean and safe?
What is the Clean Water Act?
Name one pollutant that has decreased since 1990.
What is CO, SO₂, or NOx?
What is the main temperature goal of the Paris Agreement?
What is below 2°C (preferably 1.5°C)?
What term describes dividing environmental issues along political party lines?
What is political polarization?
A federal agency was created in 1970 to address environmental issues?
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)?
What years was the Clean Air Act significantly updated?
What are 1977 and 1990?
What is one tool used to show changes in environmental data over time?
What is a graph?
What is the “command and control” policy?
What is government regulation using rules and penalties (fines/taxes)?
How can climate change affect food supply?
What is damaging agriculture and food systems?
The president that established the EPA, showing early bipartisan support for environmental protection?
Who is Richard Nixon?
What is one main goal of the Clean Water Act?
What is restoring/maintaining the integrity of U.S. waters?
What trend has been seen in water quality since 1972?
What is improvement (cleaner water)?
What are incentives used to promote green innovation?
What are subsidies and tax breaks?
What is the “DHS waiver”?
What is a policy allowing environmental laws to be bypassed for border construction?
What decade marked the beginning of major U.S. environmental legislation?
What are the 1970s?
What type of pollution is targeted by both factories and vehicles under federal law?
What is air pollution?
What term describes water that meets standards for fishing and swimming?
What is “fishable and swimmable”
What economic tool uses financial rewards to encourage environmentally friendly behavior?
What are incentives?
What is one way habitat loss affects wildlife populations?
What is reducing biodiversity?