Question 1

The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 carried with it unlimited rights for exploitations of all materials for the interest of the development of resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

Accepted Answer

A)   Created the Environmental Protection Agency.
B)   Established the environmental impact statement process.
C)   Included extensive antipollution regulations.
D)   All of the choices are correct.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The provisions of the 1872 Mining Law may make it profitable for companies to develop mineral resources on federal lands rather than adjacent state lands,while the states must cope with the environmental impacts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not part of the U.N.Framework Convention on Climate Change?

Accepted Answer

A)   All parties to the convention are to report their releases of greenhouse gases.
B)   Nations should strive both to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and to conserve "sinks" such as tropical rainforests.
C)   More-developed nations are expected to assist less-developed nations in efforts to control greenhouse-gas releases.
D)   The U.N. can fine nations whose greenhouse-gas emissions exceed stipulated levels.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

While real-estate developers may oppose restrictive construction and zoning laws in geologic-hazard areas,individual home owners generally welcome the protection that these laws provide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the early 1990s,the Clean Water Act was reauthorized and strengthened to include important new wetlands-protection measures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Environmental Law and Policy

The provisions of the 1872 Mining Law may make it profitable for companies to develop mineral resources on federal lands rather than adjacent state lands,while the states must cope with the environmental impacts.

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The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

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While real-estate developers may oppose restrictive construction and zoning laws in geologic-hazard areas,individual home owners generally welcome the protection that these laws provide.

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Which of the following is not part of the U.N.Framework Convention on Climate Change?

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In the early 1990s,the Clean Water Act was reauthorized and strengthened to include important new wetlands-protection measures.

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The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 carried with it unlimited rights for exploitations of all materials for the interest of the development of resources.

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Exam 19: Environmental Law and Policy

The provisions of the 1872 Mining Law may make it profitable for companies to develop mineral resources on federal lands rather than adjacent state lands,while the states must cope with the environmental impacts.

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The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

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While real-estate developers may oppose restrictive construction and zoning laws in geologic-hazard areas,individual home owners generally welcome the protection that these laws provide.

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Which of the following is not part of the U.N.Framework Convention on Climate Change?

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In the early 1990s,the Clean Water Act was reauthorized and strengthened to include important new wetlands-protection measures.

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The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 carried with it unlimited rights for exploitations of all materials for the interest of the development of resources.

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