Question 21 pts

Since 2000, most changes to federal regulatory oversight of environmental practices have been due to:

Supreme Court rulings.

Both B and C, but not A.

Executive action.

Agency rule making.

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Question 31 pts

Efforts to prevent an inequitable exposure to risk, such as from hazardous waste, are sometimes referred to as the movement for environmental justice.

True

False

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Question 41 pts

Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, the government regulates hazardous waste from "cradle to grave."

True

False

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Question 51 pts

Which of the following is indicative of a firm in the pollution prevention stage of the corporate environmental responsibility model?

Minimizing or eliminating waste before it is created.

Realizing that it would be less efficient and more expensive to prevent pollution before it is created.

Focusing on all environmental impacts of the product lifecycle.

Incurring losses due to environmental costs.

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Question 61 pts

Being able to continue their activities indefinitely, without altering the carrying capacity of the Earth's ecosystem, is a characteristic of:

Environmental regulations.

Concerned citizens.

Codes of environmental conduct.

Ecologically sustainable organizations.