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Which of the following best describes the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

to enforce industrial-safety standards

to issue licenses for waterway navigation

to enforce laws that restrict land, water, and air pollution

to pass laws that encourage economic gain from natural resources

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Which of the following happens when fossil fuels are burned?

Carbon dioxide and other pollutants are released into the air.

Carbon dioxide and other pollutants are removed from the air.

Radioactive waste is produced.

Iron, lead, and zinc are produced.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol?

to reduce greenhouse emissions in China, Japan, and the United States

to reduce greenhouse emissions worldwide

to reduce pollution in the world’s oceans

to reduce the number of nuclear power plants worldwide

Why was the town of Picher, Oklahoma, evacuated in 2009?

The area’s iron, lead, and zinc mines had shut down.

There had been an accident at a nearby nuclear power plant.

Carbon dioxide in the air had sickened many of the town’s inhabitants.

A large number of its children had suffered from lead poisoning.

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