Exam 21: Environmental Law

Pollution laws in China:

In Babbitt v. Sweet Home, involving logging of areas where the spotted owl nested, the Supreme Court held that the:

Under the ____, the EPA and state environmental agencies require industrial polluters to list he amount and type of their discharges.

Federal authority to control air pollution was established by the:

Fact Pattern 18-2 Eldercare Hospital has acquired twenty acres of land in south Dallas, the poor side of the city, to build a facility that will provide care primarily for the elderly residents of that part of the city. The land had been used for various industrial purposes, including an oil transfer station, but had been abandoned for over thirty years. Dallas is a city that is always on the margin of violating the air quality standards that apply to it. -Refer to Fact Pattern 18-2. Like other medical facilities, Eldercare will have to ship out some toxic waste materials. These materials must be disposed of properly under:

In practice, the focus of the Endangered Species Act is on:

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:

The allowable slight increase in pollution from new construction in a prevention of significant deterioration is called the:

During the 1960s the public became more concerned about the environment. The concern at that time, was sparked, in part, by:

Public awareness of the effect of pollution on the environment increased during the 1960s, in part due to:

Because of potential liability for dumped toxic chemicals, potential property buyers often get an EPA certification that the property has no liabilities attached to it.

In Whalen v. Union Bag & Paper Co., the New York Court of Appeals held that a paper pulp mill had to pay a farmer monetary damages for polluting a creek he used.

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

Dihydrogen oxide is a major air pollutant regulated under the Clean Air Act.

The primary effect of Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" was to:

Which of the following things is NOT required in State Implementation Plans under the Clean Air Act:

The Clean Water Act makes it unlawful for businesses, but not individuals, to discharge pollutants into navigable waters.

The Clean Water Act was first passed in:

If government agencies fail to enforce environmental statues, citizens:

The Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas reduction concerning global warming was drafted in: