Match the term with the correct description. Environmental policy Provided the f
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Question
Match the term with the correct description.
Environmental policy Provided the first nationally standardized rules in the U.S. to identify, monitor, and reduce air contaminants
Steady-state economy Characterized by low human birth and death rates, use of renewable energy sources, material recycling, and emphasis on
efficiency (minimizing throughput) and stability
Garrett Hardin Derived from court decisions in both civil and criminal cases
Sir Nicholas Stern Formal documents enacted by legislative branch declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something
NEPA Issued a report to the British government in 2006, which concluded that, if we do not act to control global warming, the damage
caused by climate change could be equivalent to losing 20% of global GDP each year
Clean Air Act This act provides a structure for identifying and listing species that are vulnerable, threatened, or in danger of extinction
Clean Water Act Signed into law by President Nixon in 1970, it is the cornerstone of U.S. environmental policy
Endangered Species Act Official rules and regulations concerning the environment as well as public opinion that helps shape environmental policy
Statute law MArgued that commonly held resources are inevitably degraded because self-interests of individuals tend to outweigh public interests
Case law Initial goal was identifying and controlling point source pollutants, end-of-the-pipe discharges, municipal sewage treatments plants, and
other sources
Clean Air Act This act provides a structure for identifying and listing species that are vulnerable, threatened, or in danger of extinction
Explanation / Answer
1 Clean Water Act - Provided the first nationally standardized rules in the U.S. to identify, monitor, and reduce air contaminants
2 Steady-state economy - Characterized by low human birth and death rates, use of renewable energy sources, material recycling, and emphasis on efficiency (minimizing throughput) and stability
3 Statute law - Formal documents enacted by legislative branch declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something
4 Case law - Derived from court decisions in both civil and criminal cases
5 NEPA - Signed into law by President Nixon in 1970, it is the cornerstone of U.S. environmental policy
6 environmental policy - Official rules and regulations concerning the environment as well as public opinion that helps shape environmental policy
7 Endangered Species Act -- This act provides a structure for identifying and listing species that are vulnerable, threatened, or in danger of extinction
8 Garrett Hardin -- MArgued that commonly held resources are inevitably degraded because self-interests of individuals tend to outweigh public interests
9 Clean Air Act --- Provided the first nationally standardized rules in the U.S. to identify, monitor, and reduce air contaminants
10 Sir Nicholas Stern --- Issued a report to the British government in 2006, which concluded that, if we do not act to control global warming, the damage caused by climate change could be equivalent to losing 20% of global GDP each year
Statute law - - Formal documents enacted by legislative branch declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something