Exam 47: Environmental Law

The origins of environmental protections are primarily based on the common law doctrine of criminal liability.

Clean Air Act regulations also require a new source permit when a plant owner makes substantial __________ to an existing stationary source.

For sites listed on the National Priorities List, government authorities then investigate the site's chain of ownership to determine any principally responsible parties (PRPs) and assess cleanup alternatives.

Which of the following is least likely to be considered a common initiator of an environmental law citizen suits?

Certain federal statutes create liability for owners of property that is contaminated even if the owner has not contributed to the contamination.

In a suit for __________, an aggrieved party sues to compel a polluter to cease polluting based on the aggrieved party's right to enjoy her property without interference from a third party.

A __________ requires each state to develop a collection of regulations that will help it achieve a reduction in each pollutant to below the maximum level set in the NAAQS.

Federal and state statutes limit government impact on the environment, promote clean air and water, provide for hazardous waste cleanup, and protect wildlife.

An important feature of many federal environmental laws is that state governments are often __________ to work in conjunction with the EPA when implementing and enforcing federal environmental statutes.

One relatively controversial part of the Clean Air Act is the law's __________.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the __________ agency tasked with enforcing federal environmental laws.

Perhaps more than in any other area of the law, citizen interest organizations, also called __________, have contributed to the enforcement of environmental statutes and policy.

The Clean Air Act authorized the EPA to establish the __________.

The Toxic Substances Control Act has both reporting and __________ components.

__________ law regulates the handling, proper disposal, and liability for cleanup of abandoned solid waste and hazardous materials.

A __________ is defined by the law as any facility whose processes create hazardous waste.

Federal and state statutes limit government impact on the environment by __________.

Business owners and managers all too often assume that environmental law and regulation is a concern only for owners of __________.

Business owners and managers should think of environmental regulation as narrow-based and relevant to large and small businesses alike.

The EPA, created in __________, works in tandem with other administrative agencies in handling a broad range of environmental concerns at the federal level.