Environmental Policy

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  1. 4. An industry protected by client politics
  2. 5. The 1962 book that led to the banning of DDT
  3. 7. The _____ effect causes global warming
  4. 8. A type of incentive in which a company can close an existing factory to open a new plant nearby
  5. 9. The result of factory emissions mixing with water in the atmosphere
  6. 10. The US Vice-President (first and last name) who had a reputation as an environmentalist
  7. 12. The Clean Air Act is an example of this type of politics
  8. 14. The public is more likely to support a policy with perceived ____ costs
  9. 17. The _____ _____ Act protects animals that are at risk of going extinct
  10. 21. The abbreviation for the form that must be filed to assess the environmental impact of any federally-funded project
  11. 22. The ____ ____ Act imposed tighter regulations on car companies
  12. 23. The total amount of air pollution that can come from a given factory
  13. 25. The 1970s administration that began to replace harsh regulations with incentives
  14. 27. The proposed 1997 treaty calling for a 5% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions
  15. 28. A type of incentive in which a company can reduce its emissions by more than the law requires and use or sell the excess
  16. 29. The abbreviation for the act that established Superfund
  17. 30. The ____ ____ Improvement Act was published in 1970 as a reaction to the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, CA
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  1. 1. The type of politics that prevents the government from imposing tighter regulations on pesticides
  2. 2. The 1990s administration that reevaluated existing environmental policies
  3. 3. The 1970s battle over emissions between midwestern factories and residents of New England and Canada is an example of ____ _____ politics
  4. 6. The president (first and last name) who strengthened the EPA in 1986
  5. 11. _____ Fuels include oil and petroleum
  6. 13. The _____ system provides a challenge to environmental policy largely unique to the US
  7. 15. The type of politics used in the creation and enforcement of the Endangered Species Act
  8. 16. The system that provides a challenge to federal environmental policy by leaving regulation to the states
  9. 18. The agency responsible for cleaning up hazardous waste sites
  10. 19. The main greenhouse gas released by burning fuel
  11. 20. The holiday celebrated each year on April 22nd
  12. 22. The last name of the author who published a book condemning DDT
  13. 24. The state in which radioactive waste is stored
  14. 26. The _____ and Control strategy
  15. 31. The initials of the federal agency in charge of protecting the environment