29. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 29: The Environment and Federal Policy in the Twenty-First Century

**Quiz for Document 29.3: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act (2007)**

Quiz for Document 29.3: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act (2007)

Document 29.3: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act (2007)

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Question 29.7

1. Which statement illustrates the congressional findings in the investigation of environmental justice after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

Race is an accurate indicator for determining an American’s risk of exposure to environmental hazards.

Residents of southern states are more likely than northerners to develop diseases resulting from environmental hazards.

Toxic waste is the leading environmental health threat in urban areas throughout the United States.

Environmental risks are equal for every American, regardless of his or her race or socioeconomic status.

Question 29.8

2. The passage of the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act of 2007 supports which of the following conclusions?

President George H. W. Bush’s administration removed race and class from special consideration in its definition of environmental justice in 2005 but replaced them again after Hurricane Katrina.

President Clinton’s 1994 Executive Order on Environmental Justice recognized that race and class determined Americans’ exposure to environmental dangers, and George H. W. Bush’s administration concurred.

President George H. W. Bush’s administration removed race and class from special consideration in its definition of environmental justice in 2005, but Congress reversed his decision after Hurricane Katrina.

While Bill Clinton’s presidential administration refused to name race and class as special considerations in its definition of environmental justice, George H. W. Bush’s administration pioneered such race- and class-conscious legislation.

Question 29.9

3. What, according to this document, should be the most important consideration in plans for rebuilding areas such as post-Katrina New Orleans?

Race and class

The potential for economic growth

The short-term impact of global warming

Long-term public health protection

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