What is created by all types of business manufacturing processes? correct answers Waste
When wastes are disposed in the environment, what do they become? correct answers Pollution
What occurs when one causes the invasion of particulate matter such as dust or soot onto the
property of another? correct answers Trespass to Land
What is an unreasonable interference with one's peaceful enjoyment or use of land? correct
answers Nuisance
Sight, sound, odor, smoke, vibrations, and height of a building are all examples of what? correct
answers Nuisance
What is it called when EPA relied on citizen group resources to pressure polluters? correct
answers Voluntary Compliance
What is a group of citizens who pressure polluters? correct answers NRDC
What is the report called where emissions firms self-report information to the public? correct
answers TRI
What is it called when Congress places emissions limits on the amount of certain wastes that
each polluter can put into the environment? correct answers Command-and-Control Regulations
What is it called when government decides optimal annual amount of environmental discharge of
a particular emission? correct answers Tradable Permits System
What law declared historic objects to be national monuments? correct answers Antiquities Act
Who wrote "Walden, of Life in the Woods"? correct answers Henry David Thoreau
Who wrote "The Mountains of California"? correct answers John Muir
What organization planted trees and performed conservation efforts? correct answers CCC
What organization helped to control flooding with a series of dams and provided electricity to
the southeast, recreation areas, and drinking water? correct answers TVA
What was the migration to the suburbs to enjoy the natural beauty and the environment called?
correct answers Ecology
What law had the purpose to change the role of the government from conservation to create and
maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony? correct
answers NEPA