Question 1

The _____ was drafted with the intention of addressing the issue of global warming through collective international action.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Environmental Policy Act 
B)  Clean Water Act 
C)  Kyoto Protocol 
D)  Copenhagen Consensus 
A)  National Environmental Policy Act 
B)  Clean Water Act 
C)  Kyoto Protocol 
D)  Copenhagen Consensus

Question 2

ISO 14001 concerns _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  guidelines for environmental auditing-audit procedures 
B)  life cycle assessment-principles and guidelines 
C)  guidelines for environmental auditing-general principles 
D)  environmental management systems-specification with guidance for use 
A)  guidelines for environmental auditing-audit procedures 
B)  life cycle assessment-principles and guidelines 
C)  guidelines for environmental auditing-general principles 
D)  environmental management systems-specification with guidance for use

Question 3

Under the Clean Air Act,the primary air quality standards are designed to protect the:

Accepted Answer

A)  vegetation and materials. 
B)  climate and visibility. 
C)  public's health from harm. 
D)  economic values. 
A)  vegetation and materials. 
B)  climate and visibility. 
C)  public's health from harm. 
D)  economic values.

Question 4

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA):

Accepted Answer

A)  does not provide citizens the authority to go to court to force compliance with NEPA. 
B)  commissions a federal agency to assess the environmental impact of a project only after the project is undertaken. 
C)  does not spend time discussing impacts that cannot be avoided. 
D)  requires an environmental impact statement for every major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the environment. 
A)  does not provide citizens the authority to go to court to force compliance with NEPA. 
B)  commissions a federal agency to assess the environmental impact of a project only after the project is undertaken. 
C)  does not spend time discussing impacts that cannot be avoided. 
D)  requires an environmental impact statement for every major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the environment.

Question 5

Ayush owned property which he discovered was contaminated with hazardous waste.He learned that Bayle Inc.had owned the property thirty years earlier,and had used it as a disposal site for manufacturing chemicals.Ayush also learned that Solly Trucking Inc.had hauled the chemicals to the site under contract with Bayle.Under these circumstances,which of the parties can be liable for the costs of cleaning up the site under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (CERCLA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only Bayle is potentially liable under the CERCLA. 
B)  Only Ayush is potentially liable under the CERCLA. 
C)  Only Bayle and Solly are potentially liable under the CERCLA. 
D)  Ayush, Bayle, and Solly are all potentially liable under the CERCLA.
Under the given circumstances, Ayush, Bayle Inc., and Solly Trucking Inc. are all potentially liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A)  has the authority to require that a site be cleaned up by those persons who were responsible for it, either as the owner or operator of the site, a transporter of wastes to the site, or the owner of wastes deposited at the site. 
A)  Only Bayle is potentially liable under the CERCLA. 
B)  Only Ayush is potentially liable under the CERCLA. 
C)  Only Bayle and Solly are potentially liable under the CERCLA. 
D)  Ayush, Bayle, and Solly are all potentially liable under the CERCLA.
Under the given circumstances, Ayush, Bayle Inc., and Solly Trucking Inc. are all potentially liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A)  has the authority to require that a site be cleaned up by those persons who were responsible for it, either as the owner or operator of the site, a transporter of wastes to the site, or the owner of wastes deposited at the site.

Question 6

The _____ is the organization responsible for certifying that an organization meets the requirements of ISO 14001.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Safety Council 
B)  National Institute of Standards and Technology 
C)  American National Standards Institute 
D)  American Society for Quality 
A)  National Safety Council 
B)  National Institute of Standards and Technology 
C)  American National Standards Institute 
D)  American Society for Quality

Question 7

Under the Clean Air Act,a factory may be required to limit its emissions of volatile organic compounds to a certain amount per unit of production or hour of operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The NIMBY or not-in-my-backyard refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a national and international measurement organization which regulates environmental emissions in North American neighborhoods. 
B)  a syndrome in which people want the wastes from their community disposed of in any place but their own. 
C)  national industrial measures for barren industrial yards. 
D)  a national institution for the maintenance of biological and irrigational yield. 
A)  a national and international measurement organization which regulates environmental emissions in North American neighborhoods. 
B)  a syndrome in which people want the wastes from their community disposed of in any place but their own. 
C)  national industrial measures for barren industrial yards. 
D)  a national institution for the maintenance of biological and irrigational yield.

Question 9

Under the Clean Water Act,the states have the primary responsibility for preventing,reducing,and eliminating water pollution,and the states do not have to do this within a national framework.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act,_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  there are primary drinking water standards, which provide minimum levels of quality for water to be used for human consumption 
B)  any dredging or filling activity in a wetland that is part of the navigable waters of the United States requires a permit before the activity can be commenced 
C)  a permit system has been set up for regulating the dumping of all types of materials into ocean waters 
D)  there was a requirement for all ocean dumping of municipal sludge and industrial wastes to be terminated by the end of 1991 
A)  there are primary drinking water standards, which provide minimum levels of quality for water to be used for human consumption 
B)  any dredging or filling activity in a wetland that is part of the navigable waters of the United States requires a permit before the activity can be commenced 
C)  a permit system has been set up for regulating the dumping of all types of materials into ocean waters 
D)  there was a requirement for all ocean dumping of municipal sludge and industrial wastes to be terminated by the end of 1991

Exam 47: Environmental Regulation

The _____ was drafted with the intention of addressing the issue of global warming through collective international action.

ISO 14001 concerns _____.

Under the Clean Air Act,the primary air quality standards are designed to protect the:

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA):

The _____ is the organization responsible for certifying that an organization meets the requirements of ISO 14001.

Under the Clean Air Act,a factory may be required to limit its emissions of volatile organic compounds to a certain amount per unit of production or hour of operation.

The NIMBY or not-in-my-backyard refers to:

Under the Clean Water Act,the states have the primary responsibility for preventing,reducing,and eliminating water pollution,and the states do not have to do this within a national framework.

Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act,_____.

Law, Legal Reasoning, and the Legal Profession

Dispute Settlement

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Business and the Constitution

Crimes

Intentional Torts

Negligence and Strict Liability

Licensing and Intellectual Propertypart Two Contracts

The Nature and Origins of Contracts

Creating a Contract: Offers

Creating a Contract: Acceptances

Consideration

Capacity to Contract

Voluntary Consent

Illegality

The Form and Meaning of Contracts

Third Parties Contract Rights

Performance and Remediespart Three Sales

Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts

Warranties and Product Liability

Performance of Sales Contracts

Remedies for Breach of Sales Contractspart Four Agency and Employment

The Agency Relationship-Creation, duties, and Termination

Liability of Principals and Agents to Third Parties

Employment Laws-Part Five Business Organizations

Which Form of Business Organization

Partnerships

Formation and Termination of Corporations

Management of the Corporate Business

Financing the Corporation and the Role of the Shareholders

Securities Regulation

Legal Liability of Accountantspart Six Property

Personal Property and Bailments

Real Property

Landlord and Tenant

Estates and Trusts

Insurance-Part Seven Commercial Paper

Negotiable Instruments

Negotiation and Holder in Due Course

Liability of Parties

Checks and Electronic Fund Transfers-Part Eight Credit Transactions

Introduction to Security

Security Interests in Personal Property

Bankruptcy-Part Nine Government Regulation

The Antitrust Laws

Consumer Protection Laws

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