Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury - Multiple Choice Questions - Learn & Prevent

What role does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) play in pollution prevention?

1. Provides funding to polluting industries for cleanup

2. Encourages the use of more pollutants

3. Develops materials on risk communication

4. Has embraced cleaner production as a policy framework

The correct answer is: Has embraced cleaner production as a policy framework

The EPA was created to protect human health and the environment by enforcing laws and regulations related to pollution prevention. Option A is incorrect because the EPA does not provide funding for polluting industries, they actually impose fines for violations. Option B is incorrect because the EPA does not encourage the use of pollutants, they aim to reduce and regulate their use. Option C is incorrect because although the EPA does develop materials on risk communication, this is not their main role in pollution prevention. Option D, on the other hand, is correct because the EPA has adopted cleaner production as a policy framework to promote more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in the industries they regulate.