Environmental Justice Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

Environmental justice is

• A) a particular way of examining the distributional effects of pollution and contamination.
• B) a program to compensate minorities and the poor for exposure to environmental hazards.
• C) part of CERCLA legislation that holds polluters responsible for natural resource damages.
• D) a specific bill associated with the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act that allows citizens to sue industrial polluters on behalf of the government.

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Definitions:

Other Comprehensive Income

A component of shareholders' equity, consisting of income that is not realized and hence not included in the net income (loss), such as unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities.

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which are a set of rules and standards for financial reporting used in the United States.

Amortized Cost

The progressive reduction of a debt or the cost of an intangible asset over a specified time period.

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards, a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) that is used globally to prepare public company financial statements.