BUL3130- Lesson 12: Environmental
Regulation and Resource
Sustainability Questions All Solved.
Environmental laws at the federal level are administered by the - Answer Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
Which of the following statements is true of an environmental impact statement (EIS)? - Answer
An EIS is to be included in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and
other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
An environmental impact statement - Answer must include available alternatives to the
proposed action.
Environmental impact statements became a requirement based on the - Answer National
Environmental Policy Act.
Which of the following statements is true of the National Environmental Policy Act? - Answer
It promotes the understanding of the ecological systems important to the United States
Environmental impact study scoping refers to - Answer designating which environmental
issues of a contemplated action are most significant.
The director of Homeland Security has exercised authority to create an exception to the
National Environmental Policy Act requirements to allow the - Answer building of a fence
between the United States and Mexico.
Clean air standards designed to protect against air pollution effects such as injury to property,
vegetation, and climate are called - Answer secondary air quality standards.
Which of the following statements is true of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? -
Answer It coordinates public control of private action at the federal level.
Which of the following statements is true of the Clean Air Act? - Answer As per the act, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets national ambient air quality standards and the
states devise implementation plans.
Under the Clean Air Act, corporations can be fined up to ______ for knowingly endangering
people with emissions. - Answer $1 million
, Traditionally, under the Environmental Protection Agency, the ______ is described as a specific
site of pollution, such as a smokestack. - Answer point source
Under the ______, the pollution of the plant complex as a whole is the focus of regulation. -
Answer bubble concept
Which of the following is a control device that stationary source polluters may utilize to achieve
design standards? - Answer scrubbers
Under the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments, Congress specifically allows utility companies to -
Answer engage in emissions reduction banking and trading.
The ______ approach refers to pollution control system under which the right to discharge a
certain pollutant would be auctioned off to the highest bidder. - Answer marketable rights
Under the ______ approach, businesses can cut pollution beyond what the law requires and
keep these reductions for their own future use or to sell to other companies as emission offsets.
- Answer emissions reduction banking
The ______ approach to pollution control refers to a situation where the government issues a
limited number of pollution permits, and companies, which can reduce emissions, can sell the
unused amount of a permit. - Answer cap and trade
Under the ______ issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), polluters can engage in
a family of alternative operating scenarios without the expensive delay of obtaining new
permits per the previous EPA requirements. - Answer smart permits
The estimated time needed to acquire the necessary permits to build a coal-fired electric
generating plant is - Answer five to ten years.
Thermal effluents consist of - Answer heated water discharged into rivers and lakes.
Under the Clean Water Act, the first step in cleanup of industrial wastes requires polluters to
install ______. - Answer best practicable technology
Which of the following acts administered by the Environmental Protection Agency requires a
permit system for the discharge or dumping of various materials into the seas? - Answer the
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
Regulation and Resource
Sustainability Questions All Solved.
Environmental laws at the federal level are administered by the - Answer Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
Which of the following statements is true of an environmental impact statement (EIS)? - Answer
An EIS is to be included in every recommendation or report on proposals for legislation and
other major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
An environmental impact statement - Answer must include available alternatives to the
proposed action.
Environmental impact statements became a requirement based on the - Answer National
Environmental Policy Act.
Which of the following statements is true of the National Environmental Policy Act? - Answer
It promotes the understanding of the ecological systems important to the United States
Environmental impact study scoping refers to - Answer designating which environmental
issues of a contemplated action are most significant.
The director of Homeland Security has exercised authority to create an exception to the
National Environmental Policy Act requirements to allow the - Answer building of a fence
between the United States and Mexico.
Clean air standards designed to protect against air pollution effects such as injury to property,
vegetation, and climate are called - Answer secondary air quality standards.
Which of the following statements is true of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)? -
Answer It coordinates public control of private action at the federal level.
Which of the following statements is true of the Clean Air Act? - Answer As per the act, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets national ambient air quality standards and the
states devise implementation plans.
Under the Clean Air Act, corporations can be fined up to ______ for knowingly endangering
people with emissions. - Answer $1 million
, Traditionally, under the Environmental Protection Agency, the ______ is described as a specific
site of pollution, such as a smokestack. - Answer point source
Under the ______, the pollution of the plant complex as a whole is the focus of regulation. -
Answer bubble concept
Which of the following is a control device that stationary source polluters may utilize to achieve
design standards? - Answer scrubbers
Under the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments, Congress specifically allows utility companies to -
Answer engage in emissions reduction banking and trading.
The ______ approach refers to pollution control system under which the right to discharge a
certain pollutant would be auctioned off to the highest bidder. - Answer marketable rights
Under the ______ approach, businesses can cut pollution beyond what the law requires and
keep these reductions for their own future use or to sell to other companies as emission offsets.
- Answer emissions reduction banking
The ______ approach to pollution control refers to a situation where the government issues a
limited number of pollution permits, and companies, which can reduce emissions, can sell the
unused amount of a permit. - Answer cap and trade
Under the ______ issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), polluters can engage in
a family of alternative operating scenarios without the expensive delay of obtaining new
permits per the previous EPA requirements. - Answer smart permits
The estimated time needed to acquire the necessary permits to build a coal-fired electric
generating plant is - Answer five to ten years.
Thermal effluents consist of - Answer heated water discharged into rivers and lakes.
Under the Clean Water Act, the first step in cleanup of industrial wastes requires polluters to
install ______. - Answer best practicable technology
Which of the following acts administered by the Environmental Protection Agency requires a
permit system for the discharge or dumping of various materials into the seas? - Answer the
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
