Exam 15: Environmental Law and Sustainability.

A(n)__________ is an effect of a purchase or use decision by one set of parties on others who did not have a choice and whose interest was not taken into account.

The principal regulatory program established by the Clean Water Act is the:

Fact Pattern 15-1 Gretta is the CEO of a paper company built near a river used in interstate commerce although the state in which the company is located is land locked and not near the coast. Gretta determines that a significant amount of money needs to be spent to comply with the federal Clean Water Act. She is already in trouble with stockholders because of low profits and does not wish to spend extra money on pollution control. Therefore, she instructs employees to simply dump waste into the river. She was aware that she would be fired if the company received a heavy fine, but she decided to take the risk because she was in danger of being fired if profits did not come up anyway. Also, while Gretta believed that the Clean Air Act applied; Linda, a majority stockholder, told her that the Clean Water Act would not apply based upon the location of the plant. -Refer to Fact Pattern 15-1.Does Gretta have any greater danger in this situation than being fired?

Policy statements issued by the EPA have the force of law.

A fundamental element of the U.S.scheme of pollution control is the policy that the polluter pays.

Canada withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol.

Toby is the commissioner of environmental matters for State X,the state with the cleanest air in the nation.U.S.Pollution Company wants to move into State X.Unfortunately,State X has had a severe economic downturn.Many of the citizens are ready to trade some environmental cleanliness for jobs.Toby is on the hot seat.The governor and others say that State X has done very well and has always beaten all other states in meeting national ambient air quality standards.In fact,State X is so far in compliance that Pollution Company could operate for many years before there was a problem.What would you suggest to Toby regarding compliance with the Clean Air Act?

The Clean Air Act requires that national ambient air quality standards be set without regard for cost considerations.

Which of the following is true regarding the authority of administering agencies?

Which of the following laws governs the quality of drinking water served by public drinking-water systems?

What does the Superfund Recycling Equity Act do?

Tina is the president of Bank X which holds a mortgage on a company found liable for illegal disposal of hazardous waste.The company has stopped paying on its loan to Bank X.Tina would like to foreclose,but she does not want the bank to become liable under CERCLA as an owner.What should she do?

Abandoned or historically polluted sites are governed by the __________ whereas the __________ covers current and future hazardous waste treatment facilities.

The Resource Conservation Recovery Act imposes criminal sanctions for any person who "recklessly" transports hazardous waste to a facility that does not have an EPA permit.

Under CERCLA which of the following is true if the EPA does cleanup work?

When can a corporate officer be held civilly liable under the Clean Water Act?

What is the Kyoto Protocol? Is the U.S.a signatory?

The so-called "Tailpipe Rule" enacted by the EPA in 2010 requires most passenger vehicles to achieve 35.5 MPG by 2016.

Compare the substantial continuity test in regard to successor liability with the mere continuation test.Which test is applied by the majority of states?

Which of the following laws applies to pesticide products?