Exam 46: Environmental Law

Odiferous Waste Company is a subsidiary of Precarious Investments,Inc.Odiferous op?erates a hazardous waste disposal site.QuikChem Corporation is one of many parties who generate waste disposed of at the site.Odiferous borrows money from Regal Bank,which takes over the site when Odiferous goes bankrupt.The Environmental Protection Agency discov?ers a leak at the site.Can any of these private parties be forced to pay for the clean up? If so,who?

Truckers Storage Depot,a private company,wants to build a ware?house on private land.For this action,an environmental impact state?ment is

Congress enacts air quality legislation.To implement and enforce this law,as is typical of other environmental statutes and regulations,the federal government will most likely rely on

Different standards for air quality apply to existing sources of pollution and major new sources.

The Clean Water Act includes special provisions for toxic chemicals and for oil spills.

State laws may restrict a business's discharge of chemicals into the air or water.

Fabio makes a living by farming near Gastric Combustibles,Inc.,which has discharged pollutants into the area's air and water.In a suit by Fabio for an injunction against Gastric on the ground of nuisance,the court is most likely to rule in Gastric's favor if

The Environmental Protection Agency defines wetlands as "lands that are wet."

Corporate officers cannot be subject to penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act.

Industrial Solvents,Inc.,averages $15,000 profit per day before deciding to ignore air pollution standards,after which the average is $30,000.Industrial Solvents is subject to a fine of

States may restrict emissions from motor vehicles.

Video Products Company operates a DVD manufacturing plant on Wandering River.Discharging pollutants from the plant into the river can re?sult in

Quickly Motor Company makes the Rock,a new model of sport utility ve?hicle,and sells it at the market's lowest price.The Rock does not,how?ever,satisfy federal emission standards and Quickly fails to maintain relevant,required records.The Environmental Protection Agency may assess

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equip?ment before beginning operations.

Under the common law doctrine of nuisance,persons may be liable if they file a suit against a business polluter that views the suit as a nuisance.

The Environmental Protection Agency periodically updates the pollution standards.

All environmental law consists of statutes and regulations.

United Disposal,Inc.,operates a hazardous waste disposal site that ac?cepts waste transported by Ace Trucking Company from General Manufacturing Corporation.United sells the site to Investment Properties,Inc.A release of the waste is discovered at the site,and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)cleans it up.The EPA can re?cover the cost of the cleanup from

ChemoCorp,Inc.,makes and sells pesticides.If a substance is identified as harmful and the harm is imminent,the Environmental Protection Agency can

Ski Resorts,Inc.,wants to add a new run to its facility in a national park on federal land.For this action,an environmental impact statement is