Environmental Regulation And Resource Sustainability

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The U.S. federal government is the largest landholder in the country, controlling one-third of the nation's land.

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Scoping encourages impact statements to focus on more substantial environmental concerns and reduce the attention devoted to trivial issues.

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NEPA has made it mandatory for federal agencies to follow the conclusions of an EIS.

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State EISs have been more successful than their federal counterparts in evaluating complex environmental factors.

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Primary air quality standards are those standards necessary to protect public health.

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States bear principal responsibility for devising implementation plans regarding the Clean Air Act.

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The Clean Air Act unambiguously bars cost considerations from the air quality standards-setting process.

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All new pollution control rules are now subject to a cost-benefit analysis.

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The point-source approach provides businesses with economic incentives to discover new methods of control.

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The EPA does not regulate indoor air pollution under the Clean Air Act.

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The prevention of significant deterioration policy is criticized on the grounds that it prevents industry from moving into areas where air quality is cleaner than standards require.

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To be considered a point source under the Clean Water Act, the source must itself create pollution.

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The Clean Water Act applies to all navigable and nonnavigable waterways within the United States.

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Under the Endangered Species Act, you are in violation if you harass an endangered animal without otherwise causing it, or its habitat, physical harm.

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The Endangered Species Act requires courts and regulators to take economic factors into consideration in applying the Act's provisions.

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U.S. pesticide companies can sell internationally what they cannot sell in the United States.

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Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the main responsibility for nontoxic waste management rests with federal management.

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Landfills are the primary disposal site for household solid waste, but not business solid waste.

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Machinery used in solid waste disposal can be subject to the regulation of the Noise Control Act.

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The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act assures proper hazardous waste disposal through the manifold system.

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