Across
- 3. Law requiring the federal government to actively protect endangered species
- 4. An agency of the federal government that administers U.S. environmental protection policy
- 5. A compulsory insurance program for all Americans
- 6. Opposition by local citizens to locating a civic project, like a jail, in their neighborhood.
- 7. The location of a partial nuclear meltdown. This was the worst accident in U.S. nuclear power's history.
- 9. A fund created by congress to clean up hazardous waste sites
Down
- 1. An increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature due to increased green-house gases
- 2. An organization contracted by individuals or insurance companies to provide health care for a yearly fee. This type of plan limits choice.
- 4. A document required by the National Environmental Policy Act that reviews the environmental repercussions of a planned policy.
- 8. A catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred in Ukraine in 1986