ES Unit 2.2 - Environmental Policy

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What does the Clean Air Act regulate and protect the public from?

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Bad Air Pollutants

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True or False: The Clean Water Act (CWA) and The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are the same thing.

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False

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In the 1970s, the United States introduced the _________________________ which calls for a recovery plan to be created for each endangered species.

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Endangered Species Act

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Which act mandates the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters?

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Clean Water Act

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Makes use of science, ethics, economics, and political process to solve environmental problems.

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environmental policy

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Which agency enforces the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act?

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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A(n) _____________________ is a giveaway of cash or public resources that is intended to encourage a particular activity or lower the price of a product.

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subsidy

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What economic method is often used to guide policy makers in making pollution regulations?

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cost-benefit analysis

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Most of the United States’ early environmental policies involved restrictions enforced by the government. These are known as

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Regulations

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What is one of the goals of environmental policy?

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Passing laws that encourage sustainable use of resources