Question 1

Which of the following is not regulated by the EPA?

Accepted Answer

A) water pollution 
B) nuisance 
C) drinking water 
D) toxic waste 
A) water pollution 
B) nuisance 
C) drinking water 
D) toxic waste

Question 2

An EIS must be filed for both private and governmental projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ralph Waters owns forested land.The Department of the Interior has declared that a small fruitfly on his property is an endangered species and prevented the harvesting of trees there.Ralph:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot harvest trees. 
B) is entitled to compensation for a taking. 
C) can challenge the determination in court. 
D) None of the above. 
A) cannot harvest trees. 
B) is entitled to compensation for a taking. 
C) can challenge the determination in court. 
D) None of the above.

Question 4

The requirements for an effluent permit:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​must meet the BAT standard. 
B) ​must consider economic effects. 
C) need not consider economic effects. 
D) both a and b 
E) both b and c 
A) ​must meet the BAT standard. 
B) ​must consider economic effects. 
C) need not consider economic effects. 
D) both a and b 
E) both b and c

Question 5

Which of the following parties could the EPA hold liable for toxic leaks from an underground storage tank?

Accepted Answer

A) current owner 
B) past owner 
C) current operator 
D) all of the above 
A) current owner 
B) past owner 
C) current operator 
D) all of the above

Question 6

The parent corporation could have CERCLA liability for a subsidiary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has a mandate under the Clean Air Act to act on greenhouse gases and global warming in which case?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental Defense v.Duke Energy 
B) Massachusetts v.EPA 
C) Summers v.Earthland Institute 
D) Union Electric v.EPA 
A) Environmental Defense v.Duke Energy 
B) Massachusetts v.EPA 
C) Summers v.Earthland Institute 
D) Union Electric v.EPA

Question 8

SIPs are state plans for implementation of air quality standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Oil Pollution Act applies to cleanups in all navigable waters up to 200 miles offshore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Nuisance is a common law anti-pollution doctrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Brownfields:

Accepted Answer

A) are former Superfund sites that have been cleaned up. 
B) are Superfund sites that are lying fallow. 
C) cannot be sold or transferred. 
D) both b and c 
A) are former Superfund sites that have been cleaned up. 
B) are Superfund sites that are lying fallow. 
C) cannot be sold or transferred. 
D) both b and c

Question 12

Upwind and downwind liability refers to:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the Transport Rule. 
B) ​MACT emissions standards. 
C) greenhouse emissions. 
D) both b and c 
A) ​the Transport Rule. 
B) ​MACT emissions standards. 
C) greenhouse emissions. 
D) both b and c

Question 13

In nonattainment areas the EPA:

Accepted Answer

A) defers to state regulation. 
B) can impose construction moratoriums. 
C) must honor the SIP. 
D) can cut off all forms of federal funding. 
A) defers to state regulation. 
B) can impose construction moratoriums. 
C) must honor the SIP. 
D) can cut off all forms of federal funding.

Question 14

What is the name given to groups who oppose specific placement of land usages using nuisance theories and local zoning laws?

Accepted Answer

A) BANANAs 
B) NIMBYs 
C) NUTs 
D) BAMBIs 
A) BANANAs 
B) NIMBYs 
C) NUTs 
D) BAMBIs

Question 15

Ralph Watkins owns a large home on a two-acre lot in Tempe,Arizona.Watkins has much of the lot covered with tiff grass and is meticulous about mowing the lawn.Watkins piles the grass clippings near his back fence and removes them on a semiannual basis.The clippings attract crickets,rodents,scorpions,and other forms of desert life.Watkins' neighbor,Vern Brown,has noted that the various forms of desert life scale the wall and invade his property.Brown has worked with his exterminator but his exterminator has told him that the grass clippings must go before the bugs will go.Brown:

Accepted Answer

A) could clean up the pile and recover from Watkins under CERCLA. 
B) could report Watkins for violating the Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
C) could seek an injunction against Watkins on the basis of nuisance. 
D) would not have a nuisance claim since he is the only one who is affected. 
A) could clean up the pile and recover from Watkins under CERCLA. 
B) could report Watkins for violating the Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
C) could seek an injunction against Watkins on the basis of nuisance. 
D) would not have a nuisance claim since he is the only one who is affected.

Question 16

The Superfund is:

Accepted Answer

A) tapped by Congress for surplus spending. 
B) used for air pollution problems. 
C) available by private citizen suit. 
D) a trust fund. 
E) none of the above 
A) tapped by Congress for surplus spending. 
B) used for air pollution problems. 
C) available by private citizen suit. 
D) a trust fund. 
E) none of the above

Question 17

When there is a brownfield,no one is liable for the costs of clean-up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If the EPA cleans up a toxic waste site,the cost of a cleanup can be recovered from the:

Accepted Answer

A) owner. 
B) party who dumped the waste. 
C) Superfund. 
D) all of the above 
A) owner. 
B) party who dumped the waste. 
C) Superfund. 
D) all of the above

Question 19

The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed the construction of a dam that will be of substantial benefit in Tennessee in terms of economic development.The dam will also destroy the natural habitat of an endangered species: the snail darter.The project:

Accepted Answer

A) does not require an EIS since the EPA is not involved in the project. 
B) will require an EIS since the Army is involved. 
C) cannot be completed under the Environmental Protection Act. 
D) none of the above 
A) does not require an EIS since the EPA is not involved in the project. 
B) will require an EIS since the Army is involved. 
C) cannot be completed under the Environmental Protection Act. 
D) none of the above

Question 20

A self-audit will increase EPA penalties for a company that conducts it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not regulated by the EPA?

An EIS must be filed for both private and governmental projects.

Ralph Waters owns forested land.The Department of the Interior has declared that a small fruitfly on his property is an endangered species and prevented the harvesting of trees there.Ralph:

The requirements for an effluent permit:

Which of the following parties could the EPA hold liable for toxic leaks from an underground storage tank?

The parent corporation could have CERCLA liability for a subsidiary.

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has a mandate under the Clean Air Act to act on greenhouse gases and global warming in which case?

SIPs are state plans for implementation of air quality standards.

The Oil Pollution Act applies to cleanups in all navigable waters up to 200 miles offshore.

Nuisance is a common law anti-pollution doctrine.

Brownfields:

Upwind and downwind liability refers to:

In nonattainment areas the EPA:

What is the name given to groups who oppose specific placement of land usages using nuisance theories and local zoning laws?

The Superfund is:

When there is a brownfield,no one is liable for the costs of clean-up.

If the EPA cleans up a toxic waste site,the cost of a cleanup can be recovered from the:

The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed the construction of a dam that will be of substantial benefit in Tennessee in terms of economic development.The dam will also destroy the natural habitat of an endangered species: the snail darter.The project:

A self-audit will increase EPA penalties for a company that conducts it.

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

The Judicial System

Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies

Business and the Constitution

Administrative Law

International Law

Business Crime

Business Torts

Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation

Contracts and Sales: Performance,Remedies,and Collection

Product Advertising and Liability

Business Competition: Antitrust

Business and Intellectual Property Law

Management of Employee Conduct: Agency

Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business

Governance and Regulation: Securities Law

Management of Employee Welfare

Management: Employment Discrimination

Filters

Exam 10: Environmental Regulation and Sustainability

Which of the following is not regulated by the EPA?

An EIS must be filed for both private and governmental projects.

Ralph Waters owns forested land.The Department of the Interior has declared that a small fruitfly on his property is an endangered species and prevented the harvesting of trees there.Ralph:

The requirements for an effluent permit:​

Which of the following parties could the EPA hold liable for toxic leaks from an underground storage tank?

The parent corporation could have CERCLA liability for a subsidiary.

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has a mandate under the Clean Air Act to act on greenhouse gases and global warming in which case?

SIPs are state plans for implementation of air quality standards.

The Oil Pollution Act applies to cleanups in all navigable waters up to 200 miles offshore.

Nuisance is a common law anti-pollution doctrine.

Brownfields:

Upwind and downwind liability refers to:​

In nonattainment areas the EPA:

What is the name given to groups who oppose specific placement of land usages using nuisance theories and local zoning laws?

The Superfund is:

When there is a brownfield,no one is liable for the costs of clean-up.

If the EPA cleans up a toxic waste site,the cost of a cleanup can be recovered from the:

The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed the construction of a dam that will be of substantial benefit in Tennessee in terms of economic development.The dam will also destroy the natural habitat of an endangered species: the snail darter.The project:

A self-audit will increase EPA penalties for a company that conducts it.

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

The Judicial System

Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies

Business and the Constitution

Administrative Law

International Law

Business Crime

Business Torts

Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation

Contracts and Sales: Performance,Remedies,and Collection

Product Advertising and Liability

Business Competition: Antitrust

Business and Intellectual Property Law

Management of Employee Conduct: Agency

Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business

Governance and Regulation: Securities Law

Management of Employee Welfare

Management: Employment Discrimination

Filters

The requirements for an effluent permit:

Upwind and downwind liability refers to: