Exam 21: Environmental Law

To grow cranberries, Eva used a wet area on her property. When cranberries were linked to cancer and the market for cranberries collapsed, Eva wanted to drain the wet area to be able to raise goats because goat cheese is popular. To make this change Eva must:

In Massachusetts v. EPA, Massachusetts and other states sued the EPA for not regulating vehicle emissions that may contribute to greenhouse gases. The Supreme Court held that there was no evidence that the emissions contributed to greenhouse effects.

The Clean Air Act, which establishes federal authority to control air pollution, has had major amendments added in:

Federal law that deals with pesticide registration is:

Ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity are all characteristics of:

Prior to passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other regulatory statutes in the 1970s, the most important protection for the environment came from:

Under the Clean Air Act, the standards for the construction of new industrial plants depend on:

The following is not a requirement of businesses that want to build a new polluting plant in nonattainment areas?

The ____ is the agency with primary responsibility for the Endangered Species Act.

In Massachusetts v. EPA, where Massachusetts and other states sued to force regulation of greenhouse gases from vehicles, the Supreme Court held that:

While most water pollution sources are regulated, publicly owned sewage treatment works are not.

Ozone is one of the major pollutants that has not decreased significantly in the lower levels of the atmosphere since the passage of the Clean Air Act. It is mostly produced by:

Under the common law, there is:

Companies that accidentally spill pollutants into the waters of the U.S. must report such spills.

Control of point source water pollution has been the primary goal of federal water pollution law.

In a pollution case involving a public nuisance, the right held in common by the public that has likely been violated is the:

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act defines which of the following as potentially responsible parties who can be held liable for cleanup costs and damages to natural resources from hazardous wastes:

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

Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate Technology is:

Prior to passage of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other regulatory statutes in the 1970s, the common law: