RWST016 BOARD EVALUATION 2026
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Presidential Authority. Answer: - Congress sometimes gives Presidents
direct authority (Antiquities Act 1906)
- President decides energy extraction, Congress cannot veto
● Presidential Authority: Executive Orders. Answer: Exec orders declare
what the federal government policy is on a topic, until another president
decides they don't want it anymore
● Council on Environmental Equity. Answer: - White House Office
coordinating exec environmental policy
- They implement the National Environmental Policy Act
- When they take action, they are required to do an environmental
impact statement
● Regulations. Answer: - Rules written by agencies that implement a
statute, but authority is granted in the laws
- Must follow the Administrative Procedures Act
● Guidance. Answer: - Rules specifying how an agency will interpret a
statute or regulation
, - Must follow the Administrative Procedures Act
● Chevron Deference. Answer: 2 - part test for considering agency
regulation:
- Did Congress consider the issue in plain language of the statute?
- If yes, it needs to be followed.
- If no, was the agency interpretation reasonable?
● Now that Chevron Deference is gone, what does the Administrative
Procedures Act say about deciding statutory authroity?. Answer:
Requires courts to exercise their independent judgement in deciding
whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority. Courts may
not defer to an agency interpretation of the law simply because a statute
can have more than one meaning.
● What are they key takeaways of the Clean Air Act?. Answer: - Relies
primarily on regulation (combo of standards and tech requirements)
- Ambitious, but largely unachievable timelines
- responsibility is divided between federal and state governments
● Sizeable number of air quality deaths. Answer: - Acute exposures can
lead to fatalities
- Most health effects are associated with chronic exposure
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Presidential Authority. Answer: - Congress sometimes gives Presidents
direct authority (Antiquities Act 1906)
- President decides energy extraction, Congress cannot veto
● Presidential Authority: Executive Orders. Answer: Exec orders declare
what the federal government policy is on a topic, until another president
decides they don't want it anymore
● Council on Environmental Equity. Answer: - White House Office
coordinating exec environmental policy
- They implement the National Environmental Policy Act
- When they take action, they are required to do an environmental
impact statement
● Regulations. Answer: - Rules written by agencies that implement a
statute, but authority is granted in the laws
- Must follow the Administrative Procedures Act
● Guidance. Answer: - Rules specifying how an agency will interpret a
statute or regulation
, - Must follow the Administrative Procedures Act
● Chevron Deference. Answer: 2 - part test for considering agency
regulation:
- Did Congress consider the issue in plain language of the statute?
- If yes, it needs to be followed.
- If no, was the agency interpretation reasonable?
● Now that Chevron Deference is gone, what does the Administrative
Procedures Act say about deciding statutory authroity?. Answer:
Requires courts to exercise their independent judgement in deciding
whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority. Courts may
not defer to an agency interpretation of the law simply because a statute
can have more than one meaning.
● What are they key takeaways of the Clean Air Act?. Answer: - Relies
primarily on regulation (combo of standards and tech requirements)
- Ambitious, but largely unachievable timelines
- responsibility is divided between federal and state governments
● Sizeable number of air quality deaths. Answer: - Acute exposures can
lead to fatalities
- Most health effects are associated with chronic exposure
