Exam 45: Environmental Law

Hydraulic Equipment Company makes its products without required pollution control technology, causing a discharge of oily waste into the nearby Idle Lake. This activity can re?sult in

Once the government begins to clean up a waste dis?posal site, only the site's current owner or operator must contribute to the cost.

Natural Gas Company does not use proper filters on its smokestacks, which consequently pollute the air. Obie, a Natural Gas employee, suffers respiratory illness. To succeed in a suit against Natural Gas on the ground of negligence, Obie must show that he suffers from

Concrete Masters Corporation (CMC) operates a cement plant. As re?gards hazardous air pollutants, CMC must use

Ultra Kleen, Inc., operates a chain of laundry establishments throughout the United States. The government entity that is most likely to be involved in regulating the chain's environmental impact is

Performance standards for major sources of air pollution require use of the practically affordable control technology (or PACT).

Under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (the Ocean Dumping Act), Bayside Chemical Company may dump its chemical waste into the ocean

Federal statutes provide the basis for issuing regulations to control air pollution emanating from mobile sources only.

An environmental impact statement is required for private business pro?jects only.

Eminent Properties, Inc., wants to fill its wetlands to build Fieldview Homes, a residential subdivision. The Clean Water Act prohibits the filling of wetlands unless

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 Gatric on the ground of nuisance, the court is most likely to rule in Gastric's favor if

A toxic tort is an action against a polluter that results in heavy, or "toxic," damages.

Federal statutes provide the basis for issuing regulations to control wa?ter pollution.

Violators of emission standards under the Clean Air Act may be subject to criminal penalties.

A new source of water pollutants does not need to install pollution-control equip?ment until pollution is proved.

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

A party who generates only a portion of the waste disposed of at a particular site may be liable only for that portion of the clean-up costs.

Federal statutes provide the basis for issuing regulations to control air pollution emanating from stationary sources only.

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

Pollution-control standards generally do not change.