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1. Under NEPA, what document concludes an environmental assessment when no significant impact is found?
B. A finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
An EA leads either to a FONSI or to an EIS. A ROD concludes an EIS; an NOI starts the EIS process; a categorical exclusion applies to classes of actions that need neither EA nor EIS.
Environmental Impact Assessment & Strategic Environmental Assessment · Legal frameworks: NEPA, EU EIA Directive, India EIA Notification and others
2. The US Toxics Release Inventory (1986) is an example of which kind of policy instrument?
D. Information disclosure
The TRI requires facilities to report releases of listed toxic chemicals publicly — a pollutant release and transfer register — relying on public and market pressure. It is not a tax, technology standard or deposit system.
Environmental Law, Policy & International Agreements · Policy instruments: regulation, economic instruments, information, voluntary
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