Exam 33: Consumer and Environmental Law

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

New Town Construction, Inc., wants to build a parking ramp to connect to its New Town Mall, both of which are on private land. For this action, an environmental impact statement is

A credit-card company is not required to provide advance notice to consumers before changing credit-card terms.

Injured individuals can rely on the common law to obtain damages and injunctions against business polluters.

Vague generalities and obvious exaggerations constitute deceptive advertising.

Major credit reporting agencies must provide consumers with free copies of their own credit reports every twelve months.

All ads-both online and offline-must be truthful.

Labels on vegetables and fruits are not required to indicate where the food originated.

The Environmental Protection Agency periodically updates the air pollution standards.

Steel Tool Company makes and sells tools. One of the tools is believed to be hazardous. The appropriate government agency may require Steel to

Performance standards for major sources of air pollution require the use of the any available technology, or AAT.

Counteradvertising requires a company to advertise the products of its competitor to counter its own false claims.

The primary responsibility for preventing and controlling air pollution rests with the federal government.

Quik Collection Agency calls Pat several times a day, and sometimes in the middle of the night, about an overdue bill that Regal Sporting Goods turned over to Quik for collection. This is a violation of

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

Common law judicial decisions that serve to protect the interests of consumers are not classified as consumer law.

Metal Smelting, Inc., operates a plant-a "major source"-that emits hazardous air pollutants for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of emission. The plant does not use any equipment to reduce its emissions. Under the Clean Air Act, this is most likely

Labels must use words that are easily understood by the ordinary marketing executive.

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

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