General - Chapter 8 Lesson 3

Question 1

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Answer 1

requirement to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for any project that would have a significant effect on the environment

Question 2

EIS

Answer 2

details a project’s impact on energy use, sewage systems, drainage, water facilities, schools, and other environmental, economic, and social areas

Question 3

NEPA applies to…

Answer 3

all federal development projects, dams/highways, and private projects that require a federal agency license or permit or a federal loan

Question 4

Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Answer 4

agency that advises the president of the United States on environmental issues (executive)

Question 5

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Answer 5

creating and enforcing environmental protection standards, providing grants and other means to help others with environmental pollution problems, suggesting policies and procedures for environmental protection to the CEQ and providing research on environmental issues and methods for controlling pollution, directing the impact of development, and conservationC

Question 6

CAA - Clean Air Act

Answer 6

requries the EPA to develop air quality standards for existing pollutants and establish air standards for new sources of pollution

Question 7

CWA - Clean Water Act

Answer 7

creates a regulatory structure for the discharge of pollutants into waterways

Question 8

CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

Answer 8

addresses what to do with uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites and imposes a tax on chemical and petroleum industries to use for cleanup

Question 9

SARA - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

Answer 9

stresses the need for permanent remedies along with the development and use of new treatment technologies for waste-site cleanup

Question 10

RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Answer 10

gives the EPA the authority to control hazardous waste throughout its entire lifecycle, including its generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal

Question 11

Result of SARA

Answer 11

created new settlement tools and procedures, increased the monetary size of the Superfund, and established new enforcement authorities and increased state involvement

Question 12

Underground Storage Tank

Answer 12

contain heating oil, gasoline, chemicals, and hazardous waste

Question 13

brownfield

Answer 13

refers to a former industrial or commercial site with real or perceived environmental contamination that affects its future use

Question 14

Brownfields Revitalization Act

Answer 14

amended CERCLA to provide funds for the cleanup of designated brownfield sites

Question 15

Environmental site assessment

Answer 15

determine potential liability

Question 16

ESA: Phase 1

Answer 16

consultant inspects prop

Question 17

ESA: Phase 2

Answer 17

sample soil, water, air, and building materials

Question 18

ESA: Phase 3

Answer 18

local, state, and federal agencies may participate in cleaning up the prop

Question 19

ESA: Phase 4

Answer 19

routine checks of site

Question 20

Wetlands

Answer 20

ecosystems where water permeates the land by lying on or near the ground’s surgace

Question 21

Wetlands…

Answer 21

precent flood damage, act as filtering system, and provide habitats and shelter

Question 22

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

Answer 22

requires real estate licensees to disclose known lead paint hazards in residential properties built before 1978