EMP Environmental Regulations & Policy 4

Question 1

Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which category of waste is subject to the most stringent management standards?

Accepted Answer

Listed hazardous waste

Answer

Listed hazardous wastes (F, K, P, and U lists) are subject to the most stringent RCRA requirements, including detailed tracking, storage, treatment, and disposal standards.

Question 2

A utility-scale solar project triggers consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act because federal permits are required. This consultation is conducted between the project proponent and:

Accepted Answer

The action agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or NOAA Fisheries

Answer

Section 7 consultation occurs between the federal action agency (one with discretionary authority over the project) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or NOAA Fisheries.

Question 3

Which policy tool creates a market signal that most directly internalizes the external costs of greenhouse gas emissions?

Accepted Answer

Carbon pricing (carbon tax or cap-and-trade)

Answer

Carbon pricing directly attaches a monetary cost to GHG emissions, internalizing the external cost of climate damages into the price of carbon-intensive products and services.

Question 4

The EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) under 40 CFR Part 98 requires facilities emitting above what threshold to report annually?

Accepted Answer

25,000 metric tons CO2e per year

Answer

Facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons or more of CO2 equivalent per year must report their GHG emissions to EPA annually under the GHGRP.

Question 5

An energy manager learns that a state has adopted California's Advanced Clean Cars standards rather than the federal EPA standards. This is permitted under which Clean Air Act provision?

Accepted Answer

Section 177 adoption-of-California-standards provision

Answer

Clean Air Act Section 177 allows other states to adopt California's motor vehicle emission standards (once California receives a federal waiver) as an alternative to federal standards.

(EMP) Energy Management Professional Practice Test

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EMP Environmental Regulations & Policy 4