Exam 21: Environmental Law

The Clean Air Act requirements are:

A(n) ____ is a RCRA required form that states the nature of a hazardous waste and identifies its origin, shipping route, and final destination.

Applied to pollution cases, public nuisance is:

In pollution cases, a ____ is a substantial and unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of the land of another.

If Jayhawk Co. discharges more pollution into the W River than its permits allows, it must:

Beehler bought a waste disposal site from Toxic Inc., which went bankrupt in 1975. Toxic had been dumping toxic waste at the site since 1946. Beehler closed the old site and built another that complies with RCRA. In 2005, it was discovered that the old site was leaking, which could pollute groundwater. Who might be a responsible party under CERCLA for the clean up costs at the old site?

Best available technology is an emission standard for:

Under the doctrine of riparian water law, persons living along a body of water:

Global warming has been addressed by the Kyoto treaty, which requires the U.S. to substantially reduce air emissions by 2015.

Applied to pollution cases, private nuisance is:

Firms that emit waste water into water bodies must have a discharge permit.

The State Implementation Plans required by the Clean Air Act:

Non-point source pollution would not include:

Which of the following requirements must be met to allow new construction in a prevention of significant destruction area:

Rachel Carson's publication of "Silent Spring" increased public awareness of environmental concerns in the:

State Implementation Plans must provide schedules and timetables for compliance with emission levels.

Under the ____ the EPA must set pollution standards and, through forced cooperation of the states, to enforce the standards across the country.

The EPA placed over 1,000 sites on the Superfund National Priority List for cleanup.

Under the doctrine of riparian water law, persons living along a body of water:

In In re Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Listing, the listing of the polar bear as a threatened specie was challenged. It is not endangered today but could be in the future. The listing by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was attacked as arbitrary and capricious. The appeals court held that: