Question 1

An environmental impact statement is required for every major federal action that significantly affects the quality of the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) civil penalties and criminal penalties. 
B) civil penalties only. 
C) criminal penalties only. 
D) no penalties.

Question 4

Any point source emitting pollutants into water must have a permit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Only the Environmental Protection Agency can sue violators of emission limits under the Clean Air Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) after obtaining a permit. 
B) before obtaining a permit. 
C) without a permit. 
D) not at all.

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Odiferous Waste Company is a subsidiary of...

Question 8

Federal statutes and regulations do not cover mobile sources of air pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

There are no plans to develop national standards regulating the fuel economy and emissions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) conduct an inspection of ChemoCorp's plant. 
B) declare the substance to be unregulated and allow its production. 
C) ignore the risk if the benefit outweighs the harm. 
D) order the substance to be sold in an adulterated form.

Question 11

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)has the authority to regu?late "any air pollutant." Fresher Air Group,a private organization,sup?ports cleaner air.Fresher Air can file a suit against the EPA to

Accepted Answer

A) compel the EPA to act only. 
B) compel the EPA to act or prevent it from acting. 
C) neither compel the EPA to act nor prevent it from acting. 
D) prevent the EPA from acting only.

Question 12

The Environmental Protection Agency sets minimum levels for pollut?ants in public water systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Environmental Protection Agency can regulate a substance that poses an imminent hazard but cannot prohibit the use of a substance altogether.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Industry Processes Corporation generates solid waste considered haz?ardous.Industry labels and packages properly all waste to be trans?ported to a disposal site.Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,this is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) not a violation. 
B) a violation because Industry generates solid waste. 
C) a violation because the waste is transported off-site. 
D) a violation because the waste is considered hazardous.

Question 16

A barge owned by Oceanic Shipping Company accidentally runs aground,spilling the oil contained in its hold into the sea and onto the shore.Under the Clean Water Act,this is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) a violation. 
B) not a violation because an oil spill is an accident. 
C) not a violation because a floating barge is not a stationary source. 
D) not a violation because a ship's hold is not a point source.

Question 17

Metro City operates its own municipal public drinking water system for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of pollutants.Metro does not use any equipment to meet these standards.With regard to any contamination of the water,under the Safe Drinking Water Act,this is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) a violation. 
B) not a violation because Metro does not set the standards. 
C) not a violation because water is not a stationary source. 
D) not a violation because Metro does not use any equipment.

Question 18

Valley Disposal Center operates a recycling plant.Wendy and other Valley neighbors file a suit,alleging injuries from the plant.To succeed,they must show that Valley failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on

Accepted Answer

A) a negligence theory. 
B) a nuisance theory. 
C) any legal theory. 
D) a strict liability theory.

Question 19

States have the primary responsibility for enforcing the permit system for point-source water pollution control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Fabio's operation also pollutes,with pesticides and herbicides. 
B) Fabio's operation suffers harm distinct from the general public. 
C) Gastric's operation is the core of the local economy. 
D) Gastric's operation uses reasonable care to avoid harm to Fabio.

Exam 46: B: Environmental Law

An environmental impact statement is required for every major federal action that significantly affects the quality of the environment.

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

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

Any point source emitting pollutants into water must have a permit.

Only the Environmental Protection Agency can sue violators of emission limits under the Clean Air Act.

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 and regulations do not cover mobile sources of air pollution.

There are no plans to develop national standards regulating the fuel economy and emissions for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regu?late "any air pollutant." Fresher Air Group,a private organization,sup?ports cleaner air.Fresher Air can file a suit against the EPA to

The Environmental Protection Agency sets minimum levels for pollut?ants in public water systems.

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

The Environmental Protection Agency can regulate a substance that poses an imminent hazard but cannot prohibit the use of a substance altogether.

Industry Processes Corporation generates solid waste considered haz?ardous.Industry labels and packages properly all waste to be trans?ported to a disposal site.Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,this is most likely

A barge owned by Oceanic Shipping Company accidentally runs aground,spilling the oil contained in its hold into the sea and onto the shore.Under the Clean Water Act,this is most likely

Valley Disposal Center operates a recycling plant.Wendy and other Valley neighbors file a suit,alleging injuries from the plant.To succeed,they must show that Valley failed to use reasonable care if the suit is based on

States have the primary responsibility for enforcing the permit system for point-source water pollution control.

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