The Supreme Court and lower courts are important for environmental policy because ________
A) they allow corporations in the United States to disregard the environmental laws of other countries
B) they regulate administrative agencies at various levels of government
C) their purpose is to assist corporations to negotiate with the legislative branch
D) the courts mandate that environmental law preempt all other federal laws
E) they preside over lawsuits filed by grassroots and other nongovernmental organizations to correct environmental damage
E
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Rocks can begin to melt if
A. heated by rising magma from Earth's interior. B. a decrease in pressure results in a sufficient decrease in the rocks' melting point. C. the rocks' water content increases thereby decreasing the rocks' melting point. D. all of the above E. none of the above
Increasing temperatures leading to increasing water vapor amounts leading to increasing absorption of longwave radiation is an example of a
A) negative feedback B) positive feedback C) neutral feedback D) adiabatic feedback
A poacher kills polar bears in Alaska and ships their skins to buyers in Asia. The poacher is most likely in violation of laws that come from the
A) Endangered Species Coalition and the Animal Protection Institute. B) Endangered Species Act and CITES. C) National Wildlife Association and Audubon Society. D) World Wildlife Fund and the Alaska Wildlife Alliance.
The oblateness of Earth occurs at the
A) equator. B) prime meridian. C) poles. D) subtropics.