Question 1

U.S. pesticide companies can sell internationally what they cannot sell in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the manifest system that is used by the RCRA for the disposal of hazardous wastes?

Accepted Answer

The RCRA accomplishes proper disposal of

Question 3

An environmental impact statement:

Accepted Answer

A)  includes available alternatives to the proposed action. 
B)  includes positive environmental effects of the proposed action. 
C)  includes a statement of any reversible use of resources. 
D)  must be included in most major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
E)  must be included in most recommendations or reports on proposals for legislation affecting the environment. 
A)  includes available alternatives to the proposed action. 
B)  includes positive environmental effects of the proposed action. 
C)  includes a statement of any reversible use of resources. 
D)  must be included in most major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. 
E)  must be included in most recommendations or reports on proposals for legislation affecting the environment.

Question 4

Explain how the "prevention of significant deterioration" policy under the Clean Air Act works and why it is criticized by some.

Accepted Answer

Under the prevention of significant dete

Question 5

Banks that hold a mortgage on land that turns out to have a toxic waste site subject to the Superfund rules are not liable for the cleanup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In cases of strict liability tort, finding of fault or failure of reasonable care on the defendant's part is necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a control device that stationary source polluters may utilize to achieve design standards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catalytic converters 
B)  Short stacks 
C)  Water jets 
D)  Electromagnetic precipitators 
E)  Scrubbers 
A)  Catalytic converters 
B)  Short stacks 
C)  Water jets 
D)  Electromagnetic precipitators 
E)  Scrubbers

Question 8

What are the civil and criminal penalties that enforce the Clean Air Act?

Accepted Answer

Criminal sanctions include fines of indi

Question 9

Under the Endangered Species Act, you are in violation if you harass an endangered animal without otherwise causing it, or its habitat, physical harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who are the responsible parties recognized under the Superfund?

Accepted Answer

Responsible parties have liability when

Question 11

Ozone depleting fluorocarbons and halons are no longer in production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who is responsible for control of overall radiation pollution?

Accepted Answer

Although no single piece of legislation

Question 13

Mandy sees a watermelon in Mrs. Brown's garden and immediately wants it. In order to get the watermelon, she crosses Mrs. Brown's yard without her permission. Under tort law, which action can be brought against Mandy?

Accepted Answer

Mandy can be subject to actions under th

Question 14

The basis for the _____ tort lies in the defendant's breach of his/her duty to use ordinary and reasonable care toward the plaintiff, which proximately (foreseeably) causes the plaintiff injury.

Accepted Answer

A)  strict liability 
B)  negligence 
C)  trespass 
D)  private nuisance 
E)  public nuisance 
A)  strict liability 
B)  negligence 
C)  trespass 
D)  private nuisance 
E)  public nuisance

Question 15

Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized nations are supposed to lower greenhouse gas emission below 1990 levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Endangered Species Act requires courts and regulators to take economic factors into consideration in applying the Act's provisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Clean Water Act:

Accepted Answer

A)  sets goals and timetables to eliminate water pollution. 
B)  directs the EPA to set maximum drinking water contaminant levels. 
C)  mandates permits to discharge pollutants from non-point source. 
D)  mandates permits for industrial, but exempts municipal, dischargers. 
E)  regulates non-point source pollution, 
A)  sets goals and timetables to eliminate water pollution. 
B)  directs the EPA to set maximum drinking water contaminant levels. 
C)  mandates permits to discharge pollutants from non-point source. 
D)  mandates permits for industrial, but exempts municipal, dischargers. 
E)  regulates non-point source pollution,

Question 18

Under the _____ permits issued by the EPA, polluters can engage in a family of alternative operating scenarios without the expensive delay of obtaining new permits per the previous EPA requirements.

Accepted Answer

A)  point 
B)  single visit 
C)  work 
D)  one-way 
E)  smart 
A)  point 
B)  single visit 
C)  work 
D)  one-way 
E)  smart

Question 19

Scoping encourages impact statements to focus on more substantial environmental concerns and reduce the attention devoted to trivial issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Under the Superfund law, a purchaser of land may escape the liability to cleanup hazardous wastes by:

Accepted Answer

A)  fixing responsibility on the previous owner of the land. 
B)  suing the land seller for the hazardous wastes left by the seller. 
C)  informing the government of any hazardous wastes in the land. 
D)  pleading ignorance to the knowledge of the act. 
E)  proving the exercise of due diligence in checking the land for toxic hazards. 
A)  fixing responsibility on the previous owner of the land. 
B)  suing the land seller for the hazardous wastes left by the seller. 
C)  informing the government of any hazardous wastes in the land. 
D)  pleading ignorance to the knowledge of the act. 
E)  proving the exercise of due diligence in checking the land for toxic hazards.

Exam 19: Environmental Regulation and Resource Sustainability

U.S. pesticide companies can sell internationally what they cannot sell in the United States.

What is the manifest system that is used by the RCRA for the disposal of hazardous wastes?

An environmental impact statement:

Explain how the "prevention of significant deterioration" policy under the Clean Air Act works and why it is criticized by some.

Banks that hold a mortgage on land that turns out to have a toxic waste site subject to the Superfund rules are not liable for the cleanup.

In cases of strict liability tort, finding of fault or failure of reasonable care on the defendant's part is necessary.

Which of the following is a control device that stationary source polluters may utilize to achieve design standards?

What are the civil and criminal penalties that enforce the Clean Air Act?

Under the Endangered Species Act, you are in violation if you harass an endangered animal without otherwise causing it, or its habitat, physical harm.

Who are the responsible parties recognized under the Superfund?

Ozone depleting fluorocarbons and halons are no longer in production.

Who is responsible for control of overall radiation pollution?

Mandy sees a watermelon in Mrs. Brown's garden and immediately wants it. In order to get the watermelon, she crosses Mrs. Brown's yard without her permission. Under tort law, which action can be brought against Mandy?

The basis for the _____ tort lies in the defendant's breach of his/her duty to use ordinary and reasonable care toward the plaintiff, which proximately (foreseeably) causes the plaintiff injury.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized nations are supposed to lower greenhouse gas emission below 1990 levels.

The Endangered Species Act requires courts and regulators to take economic factors into consideration in applying the Act's provisions.

The Clean Water Act:

Under the _____ permits issued by the EPA, polluters can engage in a family of alternative operating scenarios without the expensive delay of obtaining new permits per the previous EPA requirements.

Scoping encourages impact statements to focus on more substantial environmental concerns and reduce the attention devoted to trivial issues.

Under the Superfund law, a purchaser of land may escape the liability to cleanup hazardous wastes by:

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