APES Legislation questions with correct answers rated A+ 2023/2024

APES Legislation Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act - correct answer (1977) requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land Madrid Protocol - correct answer (1991) Suspension of mineral exploitation (mining) for 50 years in Antartica Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - correct answer (1974) set maximum contaminent levels for pollutants in drinking water that may have adverse effects on human health Clean Water Act (CWA) - correct answer (1972) set maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways; aims to make surface waters swimmanble and fishable Ocean Dumping Ban Act - correct answer (1988) bans ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waster in the ocean Clean Air Act (CAA) - correct answer (1970) set emission standards for cars and limits for release of air pollutants Kyoto Protocol - correct answer (2005) controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries Montreal Protocol (1987) - correct answer phase-out of ozone depleting substances Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) - correct answer (1980) "Superfund," designed to identify and clean up abandoned hazardous watse dump sites Nuclear Waste Policy Act - correct answer (1982) U.S. government must develop a high level nuclear waste site (Yucca Mtn) Magnuson-Stevens Act - correct answer (1976) Management of marine fisheries Food Quality Protection Act - correct answer (1996) set pesticide limits in foodm, and all active and inactive ingredients must be screened fior estrogenic/endocrine effects National Environment Policy Act - correct answer (1969) Environmental Impact Statements must be done before any project affecting federal lands can be started Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - correct answer (2004) Seeks to protect human health from the 12 most toxic chemicals (includes 8 chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides/DDTcan be used for malaria control Federal Water Pollution Act of 1972 (Clean Water Act and Water Quality of 1987) - correct answer to make all US surface water safe for fishing and swimming by 1983 and to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters (has not been met) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) - correct answer requires the EPA to identify hazardous wastes and set standards for their management, and it provides guidelines and financial aid for states to establish waste management programs. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rogenticide Act (FIRFA) - correct answer Requires that all commercial pesticides be approved by the EPA for general or restricted use Federal Land Policy and Management Act (1976) - correct answer gave the bureau of land management its first real authority to manage the public land under its control, 85% of which is in 12 western states Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act - correct answer Levied a federal tax on all sales of guns and ammunition; taxes used to buy land for wildlife conservation, to support wildlife research, and to reintroduce wildlife in depleted areas Endangered Species Act - correct answer (1973) makes it illegal for Americans to import or trade in any product made from an endangered or threatened species inless it is used for an approved scientific purpose or to enhance the survival of the species