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show Corporate Average Fuel Economy – Energy Policy Conservation Act 1975  
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show increased CAFÉ standards to fleetwide average of 35mpg for new cars sold by 2020 (40% increase).  
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show State Implementation Policy for compliance with clean air act- consists of narrative, rules, technical documentation, and agreements that an individual state will use to clean up polluted areas.  
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show – Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act 1996 – requireds registration and lableling of certain pesticides an limits their application and use  
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show 1971  
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CERCLA   show
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What percentage of all land in the US is Agricultural?   show
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When was the first earth day?   show
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Land Suitability Analysis (define)   show
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Four main steps of LSA   show
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Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)   show
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NEPA – National Environmental Protection Act   show
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Council on Environmental Quality   show
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6 steps of an EA   show
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6 steps of an EIS   show
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Clean Air Act   show
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Ambient regulations   show
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show treatment requirements on the pollutants released  
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PSD standards   show
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show Air Quality Control Region  
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Massachusetts vs. EPA in 2007   show
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show 50 percent.  
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show 1972 - requires anyone wanting to discharge pollutants into a body of water to obtain a permit to do so. It also regulates the amount of water that may be discharged and the types of pollutants that may be released  
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show the quality of the water that must be maintained in the body of water receiving the pollutants.  
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Effluent regulations (water)   show
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show gives extraordinary protection to freshwater and tidal wetlands.  
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Endangered Species Act   show
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BOD   show
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show 1964-civil right act prohibits intentional discrimination against minorities under any program receiving federal financial assistance.Clinton directs agencies ensure policies and practices do not have disproportionate adverse environmental impacts.  
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show whisper 30, 60 moderate, 90, very loud, 120 extremely loud, 150 rock music at its peak Painful  
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show 70,000 – 90,000 acres per year  
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show 0-0.5%not suited for development;0.5-1%ideal for all types of development;1-3% slight problems for large commercial areas,residential ok;3-5% Major problems for commercial/industrial/large scale residential;5-10% Suitablefor specially designed development  
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California   show
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show Point Source-discharged directly from a specific site (sewage out of a pipe and into a body of water), non point is contaminated runoff from many sources (snow runoff in steamboat springs picking up pollutants along the way and ending up in the yampa).  
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Effluent Standards   show
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Aquifer   show
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show an area where fresh water meets salt water.  
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show a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast.  
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Marsh   show
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Reservoir   show
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Surface Water   show
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Swamp   show
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show a region drained by, or contributing water to, a surface water body.  
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Wetlands   show
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show need congressional approval to build a bridge or damn in a navigable waterway.  
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The Water Pollutant Control Act of 1948   show
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The Water Quality Act of 1965   show
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The Clean Water Act of 1966   show
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The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972   show
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The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program   show
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The Federal Water Pollutant Control Act of 1972   show
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show provided protection of animal and plant species that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designate as threatened or endangered. This act was later amended in 1988.  
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show promoted alternative energy sources, energy efficiency, and reduced dependence on foreign oil. It also created a market for non-utility power producers and requires competition in the utility industry.  
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show created a $1.6 billion Superfund to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites and requires major industries to report annual releases of toxic wastes into the air, water, or ground.  
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Toxic Substances Act and the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act   show
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Safe drinking water act   show
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show 1965-national goals for:Protecting human health and the environment from the hazards of waste disposal;Conserving energy and natural resources;Reducing the amount of waste generated;Ensuring that wastes are managed in an environmentally-sound manner.  
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show President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 2, 1968. A river or river section may be designated by the U.S. Congress or the Secretary of the Interior. As of 2004, a total of 156 rivers have wild and scenic status.  
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show reduce, reuse, recycle, waste to energy, incinerate, landfill  
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show 3/4, 97.6, 1.9, .5  
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percent of fresh water found in rivers and lakes; percent of fresh water found in groundwater;   show
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clean water act - total maximum daily load - tmdl   show
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SARA   show
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limnology   show
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show 278 reservations, 95 million acres, 40 million acres in alaska, navajo reservation is 16 million acres.  
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show 562  
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