A Lumber Company Requested from the U

question 15

Multiple Choice

A lumber company requested from the U.S.Forest Service a timber lease to engage in clear cut logging activities in an allegedly environmental sensitive area of western Oregon.An environmental impact statement (EIS) was issued that stated that clear cutting would create an unacceptable amount of topsoil erosion and pollute several streams.Under NEPA, the U.S.Forest Service:

• A)cannot grant the lease.
• B)may grant the lease after taking an objective look at the environmental impact and other alternatives.
• C)can only grant the lease if the price of timber is creating a national economic crisis.
• D)can grant the lease only if it receives the concurrence of at least one environmental group.
• E)none of these.

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