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Superfund designates specific sites, placing them on the _______________ and mandating that these locations be cleaned up by their owners.

National Priorities List

Satellites no longer in use or in disrepair that are orbiting out in space are referred to as:

space junk

In 1970, Congress created the Federal Environment Adiministration which has the responsibility of regulating business activities as these relate to the environment.

False

Which of the following protects the environment from the ultraviolet rays of the sun?

Ozone layer

Which of the following governs the storage and disposal of toxic substance?

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

A federal statute (also known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) that regulates the dumping of waste onto land Is more popularly referred to as __________.

Superfund

Important federal legislation aimed at protecting the environment includes the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, also known as:

Superfund.

Exposure to loud noise for extended periods can affect an individual's ability to hear, can cause mood swings, and is even alleged to injure fetuses.

True

In an effort to ensure that the federal government itself does not contribute to the destruction of the environment, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970.

True

Pollution caused by automobiles, trains, airplanes, and so forth is called mobile pollution.

True

What is problematic for policymakers is balancing the importance of allowing businesses to produce at optimal levels while, at the same time, maintaining a watchful eye over the:

environment.