An Environmental Impact Statement Is Required _______________

question 52

Multiple Choice

An environmental impact statement is required _______________.

• A) only by executive order
• B) for any federal action that may affect U.S. environmental quality
• C) to be put to voters on every local ballot if federal action may affect local environments
• D) before Congress can pass any law
• E) for implementation of any program funded by the World Bank

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Definitions:

Innovation

The first commercially successful introduction of a new product, use of a new method of production, or creation of a new form of business organization.

Invention

The conception of a new product or process combined with the first proof that it will work.

Diffusion

The spread of an innovation through its widespread imitation.

Technological Advance

(1) An improvement in the quality of existing products, the invention of entirely new products, or the creation of new or better ways of producing or distributing products. (2) Any improvement in the methods by which resources are combined such that the same quantity of inputs can be made to yield a combination of outputs that is preferred to any combination of outputs that was previously possible.