Question 1

Wetlands may include such areas as:

Accepted Answer

A)  prairie potholes 
B)  mangrove swamps 
C)  coastal saltwater shrubs 
D)  playa lakes 
E)  all of the other choices may be wetlands 
A)  prairie potholes 
B)  mangrove swamps 
C)  coastal saltwater shrubs 
D)  playa lakes 
E)  all of the other choices may be wetlands

Question 2

To comply with the Clean Water Act, businesses that discharge wastes into a waterway must:

Accepted Answer

A)  follow the requirements of the State Implementation Plan 
B)  install the lowest achievable emissions rate technology by 2009 (or sooner if feasible) 
C)  obtain a discharge permit and meet the effluent limits set by EPA for each chemical 
D)  dispose of liquid wastes by strictly following common industry practices 
E)  comply with the specific terms of its PSD permit 
A)  follow the requirements of the State Implementation Plan 
B)  install the lowest achievable emissions rate technology by 2009 (or sooner if feasible) 
C)  obtain a discharge permit and meet the effluent limits set by EPA for each chemical 
D)  dispose of liquid wastes by strictly following common industry practices 
E)  comply with the specific terms of its PSD permit

Question 3

One of the key regulatory programs for air quality are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Outdoor Air Standards 
B)  National Clean Air Standards 
C)  National Healthy Air Quality Standards 
D)  National Fresh Air Quality Standards 
E)  none of the other choices are correct 
A)  National Outdoor Air Standards 
B)  National Clean Air Standards 
C)  National Healthy Air Quality Standards 
D)  National Fresh Air Quality Standards 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 4

To comply with the Clean Water Act, businesses that discharge wastes into a waterway must:

Accepted Answer

A)  follow the requirements of the State Implementation Plan 
B)  install the lowest achievable emissions rate technology by 2010 (or sooner if feasible) 
C)  comply with the specific terms of its PSD permit 
D)  dispose of liquid wastes by strictly following common industry practices 
E)  none of the other choices 
A)  follow the requirements of the State Implementation Plan 
B)  install the lowest achievable emissions rate technology by 2010 (or sooner if feasible) 
C)  comply with the specific terms of its PSD permit 
D)  dispose of liquid wastes by strictly following common industry practices 
E)  none of the other choices

Question 5

Responsible parties under Superfund include past owners and any transporter of toxic waste who dumped at the site being cleaned up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People who live along rivers may use the river's water in a reasonable manner and are legally obliged by riparian law to pass the water along in usable form.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A ____ is an unreasonable interference with a right held in common by the public.

Accepted Answer

A)  punishable nuisance 
B)  private nuisance 
C)  pollution nuisance 
D)  real nuisance 
E)  none of the other choices are correct 
A)  punishable nuisance 
B)  private nuisance 
C)  pollution nuisance 
D)  real nuisance 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 8

Until the early 1970s environmental pollution was not subject to EPA regulation. Which entity was primarily responsible for pollution litigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the President 
B)  state and local laws 
C)  the Federal Trade Commission 
D)  the Congressional Committees 
E)  the Army Corps of Engineers 
A)  the President 
B)  state and local laws 
C)  the Federal Trade Commission 
D)  the Congressional Committees 
E)  the Army Corps of Engineers

Question 9

The Clean Air Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  requires each state to develop a State Implementation Plan 
B)  places the primary enforcement burden on states 
C)  allows the EPA to mandate a portion of states' budget to enforce pollution guidelines 
D)  requires each state to develop a State Implementation Plan and allows the EPA to mandate a portion of states' budget to enforce pollution guidelines 
E)  requires each state to develop a State Implementation Plan and places the primary enforcement burden on states 
A)  requires each state to develop a State Implementation Plan 
B)  places the primary enforcement burden on states 
C)  allows the EPA to mandate a portion of states' budget to enforce pollution guidelines 
D)  requires each state to develop a State Implementation Plan and allows the EPA to mandate a portion of states' budget to enforce pollution guidelines 
E)  requires each state to develop a State Implementation Plan and places the primary enforcement burden on states

Question 10

Under RCRA, a "hazardous waste" is defined as a solid waste that may cause an increase in mortality or in serious irreversible illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Pollution regulation in China look tough on paper but are not enforced much.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to:

Accepted Answer

A)  set pollution standards 
B)  enforce cooperation among the states on the issue of air pollution control 
C)  control air quality in public buildings and workplaces 
D)  set pollution standards and enforce cooperation among the states on the issue of air pollution control 
E)  set pollution standards and enforce cooperation among the states on the issue of air pollution control and control air quality in public buildings and workplaces 
A)  set pollution standards 
B)  enforce cooperation among the states on the issue of air pollution control 
C)  control air quality in public buildings and workplaces 
D)  set pollution standards and enforce cooperation among the states on the issue of air pollution control 
E)  set pollution standards and enforce cooperation among the states on the issue of air pollution control and control air quality in public buildings and workplaces

Question 13

The Montreal Protocol of 1987 addressed the global environmental problem of:

Accepted Answer

A)  global warming 
B)  ozone depletion by CFCs 
C)  the marine environment 
D)  overfishing 
E)  nuclear waste disposal 
A)  global warming 
B)  ozone depletion by CFCs 
C)  the marine environment 
D)  overfishing 
E)  nuclear waste disposal

Question 14

RCRA forces hazardous waste generators, transporters and disposal site operators to follow a manifest system to keep track of chemicals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Toxic Substances Control Act is the federal statute that controls registration of pesticides and fungicides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discharge monitoring reports are:

Accepted Answer

A)  confidential documents filed by a firm monitoring their pollutant discharge performance 
B)  confidential documents filed by the EPA monitoring a firm's pollutant discharge performance 
C)  public available documents filed by a firm monitoring their pollutant discharge performance 
D)  publicly available documents filed by the EPA monitoring a firm's pollutant discharge performance 
E)  none of the other choices are correct 
A)  confidential documents filed by a firm monitoring their pollutant discharge performance 
B)  confidential documents filed by the EPA monitoring a firm's pollutant discharge performance 
C)  public available documents filed by a firm monitoring their pollutant discharge performance 
D)  publicly available documents filed by the EPA monitoring a firm's pollutant discharge performance 
E)  none of the other choices are correct

Question 17

In Whalen v. Union Bag & Paper Co., where a paper mill polluted a farmer's creek so he sued to stop the pollution, the court held that:

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoining the defendant from polluting would cause too great an economic loss 
B)  the plaintiff contributed his negligence and so could not sue the defendant 
C)  although damage was small, defendant must respect plaintiff's riparian rights, pay damages and cease damaging pollution 
D)  the riparian rights of the defendant outweighed the rights of the plaintiff 
E)  because the defendant acted without malice, no riparian rights were violated 
A)  enjoining the defendant from polluting would cause too great an economic loss 
B)  the plaintiff contributed his negligence and so could not sue the defendant 
C)  although damage was small, defendant must respect plaintiff's riparian rights, pay damages and cease damaging pollution 
D)  the riparian rights of the defendant outweighed the rights of the plaintiff 
E)  because the defendant acted without malice, no riparian rights were violated

Question 18

A nonattainment area is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an area that does not meet the NAAQS 
B)  an area that meets the NAAQS 
C)  an area that exceeds the NAAQS 
D)  an area where there cannot be any new construction 
E)  an area where there are no limits on new construction 
A)  an area that does not meet the NAAQS 
B)  an area that meets the NAAQS 
C)  an area that exceeds the NAAQS 
D)  an area where there cannot be any new construction 
E)  an area where there are no limits on new construction

Question 19

The maximum allowable increase of air pollution:

Accepted Answer

A)  determines the specific limits on economic growth in nonattainment areas 
B)  was eliminated from the Clean Air Act requirements 
C)  is determined by the EPA on a case-by-case basis to the extent of pollution offsets needed for new construction 
D)  determines the extent to which the bubble concept can be applied in meeting the Clean Air Act requirements 
E)  none of the other choices 
A)  determines the specific limits on economic growth in nonattainment areas 
B)  was eliminated from the Clean Air Act requirements 
C)  is determined by the EPA on a case-by-case basis to the extent of pollution offsets needed for new construction 
D)  determines the extent to which the bubble concept can be applied in meeting the Clean Air Act requirements 
E)  none of the other choices

Question 20

The 191 hazardous air pollutants listed by the Clean Air Act are limited by the ____ set by the EPA.

Accepted Answer

A)  minimum emission rates 
B)  maximum emission rates 
C)  acceptable emission rates 
D)  feasible emission rates 
E)  clean emission rates 
A)  minimum emission rates 
B)  maximum emission rates 
C)  acceptable emission rates 
D)  feasible emission rates 
E)  clean emission rates

Exam 21: Environmental Law

Wetlands may include such areas as:

To comply with the Clean Water Act, businesses that discharge wastes into a waterway must:

One of the key regulatory programs for air quality are the:

To comply with the Clean Water Act, businesses that discharge wastes into a waterway must:

Responsible parties under Superfund include past owners and any transporter of toxic waste who dumped at the site being cleaned up.

People who live along rivers may use the river's water in a reasonable manner and are legally obliged by riparian law to pass the water along in usable form.

A ____ is an unreasonable interference with a right held in common by the public.

Until the early 1970s environmental pollution was not subject to EPA regulation. Which entity was primarily responsible for pollution litigation?

The Clean Air Act:

Under RCRA, a "hazardous waste" is defined as a solid waste that may cause an increase in mortality or in serious irreversible illness.

Pollution regulation in China look tough on paper but are not enforced much.

The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to:

The Montreal Protocol of 1987 addressed the global environmental problem of:

RCRA forces hazardous waste generators, transporters and disposal site operators to follow a manifest system to keep track of chemicals.

The Toxic Substances Control Act is the federal statute that controls registration of pesticides and fungicides.

Discharge monitoring reports are:

In Whalen v. Union Bag & Paper Co., where a paper mill polluted a farmer's creek so he sued to stop the pollution, the court held that:

A nonattainment area is:

The maximum allowable increase of air pollution:

The 191 hazardous air pollutants listed by the Clean Air Act are limited by the ____ set by the EPA.

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