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1. Which of the following laws provides liability protection for prospective purchasers and contiguous property owners and authorizes increased funding for state and local programs that assess and clean up industrial sites that are no longer in use?
A. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
B. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
C. The Hazardous Waste Control Act
D. The Superfund Act
2. The federal government has been willing to grant _____ to encourage solar installations, production of power from wind turbines, and purchasing certain new fuel-efficient cars, such as hybrids.
A. federal income tax credits
B. fewer regulatory requirements
C. land subsidies
D. federal oversight
3. Which of the following factors poses a problem in tackling environmental concerns?
A. If a decision is taken to correct an environmental problem, the entire burden of the correction falls on the poorest section of society.
B. Environmental protection in the United States is just a matter of science, cost assessment, and social policy.
C. The federal government plays an insignificant role in the protection of the environment.
D. When performing a cost–benefit analysis, the criterion that should be used to evaluate the cost to future generations is not clear.
4. Which of the following events is reducing the world’s carbon sink capacity?
A. The increasing extinction rate
B. The receding glaciers in the Arctic region
C. The rapidly increasing acid content in oceans
D. The deliberate burning of forests in the Amazon and Indonesia