Environment and Natural Resource: 1968-1980 Practice Test

Secondary source excerpt (1968–1980): Scholars note that the 1970s environmental agenda included regulating chemicals in commerce, reflecting anxiety about invisible, long-term harms. Policymakers sought to require testing and allow restrictions even before widespread damage was proven.

Which federal approach best matches the excerpt’s description?

Secondary source excerpt (1968–1980): Analysts of the period argue that environmental regulation changed the relationship between science and government. Agencies increasingly relied on scientific assessments of risk, while critics charged that regulators were overreaching or that science was being politicized.

Which development best illustrates the growing role of science in federal environmental policy?