AP Environmental Science Laws

What does the Delaney Clause deal with?

• Endangered Animals

• Banning food preservatives

• Natural Disasters

• Hazardous Waste

Which laws work to prevent water pollution?

• Clean Air Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

Which law is a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats?

• Clean Air Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

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Which law reduces air pollution by limiting air emissions from stationary and mobile sources?

• Clean Air Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

• Clean Water Act

• Endangered Species Act

Enacted in 1976, is the principal federal law in the United States governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste

• Montreal Protocol

• The Kyoto Meeting

• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• The Price Anderson Act

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Known also as Superfund. It was passed in 1980 in response to some alarming and decidely unacceptable hazardous waste practices and management going on in the 1970s.

• CERCLA

• Resource Conservation Recovery Act

• The Montreal Protocol

• Atomic Energy Act

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An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. Cut CFCs in half.

• The Paris Accord

• The Montreal Protocol

• The Kyoto Meeting

• Resource Recovery Act

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What is the main purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)?

• To regulate air emissions

• To ensure federal agencies consider environmental impacts

• To protect endangered species

• To manage hazardous waste

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Which law requires industries to report on the storage, use, and release of hazardous substances to federal, state, and local governments?

• Clean Air Act

• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)

• Endangered Species Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

What is the primary goal of the Clean Air Act?

• To protect water quality

• To reduce air pollution

• To conserve wildlife habitats

• To manage solid waste