Question 1

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  False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment before beginning operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Consolidated Trucking Company transports radioactive materials.Darla suffers from cancer.To succeed in a suit against Consolidated on the ground of strict liability,Darla must show that her injury was caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  Consolidated's failure to use reasonable care to avert herm to Darla.
B)  Consolidated's intentional lack of regard for the general public.
C)  Consolidated's operation.
D)  radiation from any source.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Fried Food,Inc. ,operates a commercial frying plant,discharging pollutants into the air.Greg reports the violations to the Environmental Protection Agency.Greg

Accepted Answer

A)  is not entitled to a payment.
B)  may be paid up to any amount.
C)  may be paid up to $1,000.
D)  may be paid up to $10,000.E) All of the above
F) A) and C) D

Question 7

The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Environmental Protection Agency periodically updates the pollution standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Before being transported,hazardous waste generated by Xtreme Industries,Inc. ,must be properly labeled and packaged under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
B)  the local Resource Conservation and Recovery Committee.
C)  the state Environmental Regulatory Commission.
D)  Xtreme Industries,Inc.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

States may restrict emissions from motor vehicles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  $0.
B)  $15,000 per day.
C)  $30,000 per day.
D)  $30,000 total.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

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.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  prohibited.
B)  required.
C)  unnecessary.
D)  voluntary.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Fruitful Garden Company makes and sells pesticides.For the pesticides to remain on the market,the acceptable level of risk to people of developing cancer from exposure to the products is

Accepted Answer

A)  one-in-a-hundred.
B)  one-in-a-million.
C)  one-in-a-thousand.
D)  zero.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate "any air pollutant." Fresher Air Group,a private organization,supports 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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 25: Environmental Law

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

Correct Answer
verified
False

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

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment before beginning operations.

Correct Answer
verified

Consolidated Trucking Company transports radioactive materials.Darla suffers from cancer.To succeed in a suit against Consolidated on the ground of strict liability,Darla must show that her injury was caused by

Correct Answer
verified

Fried Food,Inc. ,operates a commercial frying plant,discharging pollutants into the air.Greg reports the violations to the Environmental Protection Agency.Greg

Correct Answer
verified
D

The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

Correct Answer
verified

The Environmental Protection Agency periodically updates the pollution standards.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

Before being transported,hazardous waste generated by Xtreme Industries,Inc. ,must be properly labeled and packaged under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

States may restrict emissions from motor vehicles.

Correct Answer
verified
True

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

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

Fruitful Garden Company makes and sells pesticides.For the pesticides to remain on the market,the acceptable level of risk to people of developing cancer from exposure to the products is

Correct Answer
verified

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

Correct Answer
verified

Exam 25: Environmental Law

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

Correct AnswerverifiedFalse

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

New sources of water pollutants must install pollution-control equipment before beginning operations.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Consolidated Trucking Company transports radioactive materials.Darla suffers from cancer.To succeed in a suit against Consolidated on the ground of strict liability,Darla must show that her injury was caused by

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Fried Food,Inc. ,operates a commercial frying plant,discharging pollutants into the air.Greg reports the violations to the Environmental Protection Agency.Greg

Correct AnswerverifiedD

The government can recover the cost to clean up a hazardous waste disposal site from the persons who were even remotely responsible.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The Environmental Protection Agency periodically updates the pollution standards.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Before being transported,hazardous waste generated by Xtreme Industries,Inc. ,must be properly labeled and packaged under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

States may restrict emissions from motor vehicles.

Correct AnswerverifiedTrue

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Fruitful Garden Company makes and sells pesticides.For the pesticides to remain on the market,the acceptable level of risk to people of developing cancer from exposure to the products is

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

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

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified
False

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
D

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
True

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified