Question 1

The Safe Drinking Water Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  was passed in 1990 in response to contaminants found in public water systems by university-sponsored testing facilities in several states. 
B)  assigns enforcement responsibility to the EPA. 
C)  requires community water systems to send every customer an annual consumer confidence report disclosing the level of contaminants in the drinking water. 
D)  limits the use of lead to 10 percent in any pipes through which drinking water flows. 
A)  was passed in 1990 in response to contaminants found in public water systems by university-sponsored testing facilities in several states. 
B)  assigns enforcement responsibility to the EPA. 
C)  requires community water systems to send every customer an annual consumer confidence report disclosing the level of contaminants in the drinking water. 
D)  limits the use of lead to 10 percent in any pipes through which drinking water flows.

Question 2

Beecher,Inc.is building a $20 million dollar addition onto its distribution facility.To build the facility,Beecher must add fill material to two acres of wetlands.Under the Clean Water Act,Beecher needs a permit to fill in the wetlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

EPA regulations limiting soot:

Accepted Answer

A)  primarily affected power plants and producers of vehicles and equipment which use diesel fuel. 
B)  were found by the Supreme Court to be invalid because the EPA had not conducted a cost-benefit analysis before imposing the regulations. 
C)  had as their primary importance the effect on global warming. 
D)  were developed under the PSD program. 
A)  primarily affected power plants and producers of vehicles and equipment which use diesel fuel. 
B)  were found by the Supreme Court to be invalid because the EPA had not conducted a cost-benefit analysis before imposing the regulations. 
C)  had as their primary importance the effect on global warming. 
D)  were developed under the PSD program.

Question 4

What prevents the market system from achieving a clean environment on its own?

Accepted Answer

A)  Externalities. 
B)  Inefficiently managed business. 
C)  Remainders. 
D)  SIPs. 
A)  Externalities. 
B)  Inefficiently managed business. 
C)  Remainders. 
D)  SIPs.

Question 5

Sam,the chief executive officer of Boch Industries,was criminally prosecuted for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.Which of the following is correct concerning the penalties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sam cannot be punished because he was acting for Boch Industries. Boch Industries faces criminal fines. 
B)  Sam faces criminal fines as well as imprisonment. 
C)  Sam faces only criminal fines. 
D)  The only remedy Sam faces is an injunction to prevent further violations. 
A)  Sam cannot be punished because he was acting for Boch Industries. Boch Industries faces criminal fines. 
B)  Sam faces criminal fines as well as imprisonment. 
C)  Sam faces only criminal fines. 
D)  The only remedy Sam faces is an injunction to prevent further violations.

The Safe Drinking Water Act:

Beecher,Inc.is building a $20 million dollar addition onto its distribution facility.To build the facility,Beecher must add fill material to two acres of wetlands.Under the Clean Water Act,Beecher needs a permit to fill in the wetlands.

EPA regulations limiting soot:

What prevents the market system from achieving a clean environment on its own?

Sam,the chief executive officer of Boch Industries,was criminally prosecuted for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.Which of the following is correct concerning the penalties?

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Exam 26: Environmental Law

The Safe Drinking Water Act:

Beecher,Inc.is building a $20 million dollar addition onto its distribution facility.To build the facility,Beecher must add fill material to two acres of wetlands.Under the Clean Water Act,Beecher needs a permit to fill in the wetlands.

EPA regulations limiting soot:

What prevents the market system from achieving a clean environment on its own?

Sam,the chief executive officer of Boch Industries,was criminally prosecuted for violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.Which of the following is correct concerning the penalties?

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Dispute Resolution

Common Law, statutory Law, and Administrative Law

Constitutional Law

Torts

Crime

International Law

Introduction to Contracts

Legality, consent, and Writing

Conclusion to Contracts

Sales and Product Liability

Negotiable Instruments and Banks

Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy

Agency

Employment Law

Labor Law

Starting a Business: Llcs and Other Options

Corporations

Securities Regulation

Antitrust

Cyberlaw

Intellectual Property

Property

Consumer Law

Filters