Question 1

Discuss the scope of the Endangered Species Act.

Accepted Answer

The Endangered Species Act with the Babbitt v. Sweet Home case has been greatly expanded to provide protection not just for the destruction of the animals, but for the interference or destruction of their habitats, whether those habitats are located on private or public lands. In some cases, the ruling will mean that landowners will not be permitted to develop their properties.

Question 2

A public nuisance:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be enjoined by a private citizen suit. 
B)  prevents recovery of damages by individual citizens. 
C)  is eliminated by federal environmental regulations. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  cannot be enjoined by a private citizen suit. 
B)  prevents recovery of damages by individual citizens. 
C)  is eliminated by federal environmental regulations. 
D)  none of the above D

Question 3

Which of the following federal acts does not permit private citizen suits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
B)  Clean Air Act 
C)  Clean Water Act 
D)  All of the above permit private suits. 
A)  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
B)  Clean Air Act 
C)  Clean Water Act 
D)  All of the above permit private suits. A

Question 4

The EU has the most extensive and active emissions permit trading market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following would require the filing of an EIS?

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion of an airport in a national park 
B)  allowing snowmobiles in a national park 
C)  erecting a research telescope facility in a national park 
D)  All of the above would require an EIS. 
A)  expansion of an airport in a national park 
B)  allowing snowmobiles in a national park 
C)  erecting a research telescope facility in a national park 
D)  All of the above would require an EIS.

Question 6

The Endangered Species Act permits those desiring to protect a species as well as landowners affected by such protection to challenge a determination of protection for a species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ergonomics operates a plant that manufactures plastic furniture. Residents complain that the smell from the plant is like inhaling chlorine bleach. Ergonomics located its plant in the area in 1967. Residential development near the plant began in 1999. The houses have grown closer and closer to the plant. The owners and the developer of the residential projects near Ergonomics have filed suit against Ergonomics for creating a public nuisance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ergonomics was there first and there cannot be any finding of a nuisance as a result. 
B)  The residential property owner and developer have moved to the nuisance and remedies vary. 
C)  The residential property use and safety always take priority; Ergonomics must be closed down. 
D)  A smell does not rise to the level of a nuisance. 
A)  Ergonomics was there first and there cannot be any finding of a nuisance as a result. 
B)  The residential property owner and developer have moved to the nuisance and remedies vary. 
C)  The residential property use and safety always take priority; Ergonomics must be closed down. 
D)  A smell does not rise to the level of a nuisance.

Question 8

An NPDES permit is required for point sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Only current property owners are liable under CERCLA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A homeowner is plagued with smells and dirt from a nearby factory. Suggest appropriate remedies.

Accepted Answer

Violation of federal air pollu

Question 11

Litigation for EMFs have come from:

Accepted Answer

A)  land owners. 
B)  adjoining land owners. 
C)  the federal government. 
D)  A and B. 
A)  land owners. 
B)  adjoining land owners. 
C)  the federal government. 
D)  A and B.

Question 12

Industrial groups are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the basis for EPA effluent guidelines. 
B)  irrelevant in pollution standards. 
C)  relevant at state levels only. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  the basis for EPA effluent guidelines. 
B)  irrelevant in pollution standards. 
C)  relevant at state levels only. 
D)  none of the above

Question 13

SIPs must be approved by the EPA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How would the city have discovered the PCE on the property prior to its valuation for condemnation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through inspection of the property and the presence of a dry-cleaning establishment. 
B)  Through land records tracing ownership of the dry-cleaning establishment. 
C)  Through soil tests. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  Through inspection of the property and the presence of a dry-cleaning establishment. 
B)  Through land records tracing ownership of the dry-cleaning establishment. 
C)  Through soil tests. 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

SIPs are state plans for implementation of air quality standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe what brownfields are and what the federal government had been doing to help manage them.

Accepted Answer

Brownfields are pieces of property that

Question 17

Most insurers now include an exclusion policy on CERCLA exposure, but coverage is available as a policy rider.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain whether each of the following would require an EIS and why.
a. The creation of a heliport in a national park.
b. The construction of a new central post office clearing facility.
c. The placement of a federal research laboratory at the top of a mountain.

Accepted Answer

All three would require EISs b

Question 19

Private citizens may not bring suit under federal environmental legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Those who transport and those who arrange for the transport of hazardous materials are liable under CERCLA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Discuss the scope of the Endangered Species Act.

A public nuisance:

Which of the following federal acts does not permit private citizen suits?

The EU has the most extensive and active emissions permit trading market.

Which of the following would require the filing of an EIS?

The Endangered Species Act permits those desiring to protect a species as well as landowners affected by such protection to challenge a determination of protection for a species.

An NPDES permit is required for point sources.

Only current property owners are liable under CERCLA.

A homeowner is plagued with smells and dirt from a nearby factory. Suggest appropriate remedies.

Litigation for EMFs have come from:

Industrial groups are:

SIPs must be approved by the EPA.

How would the city have discovered the PCE on the property prior to its valuation for condemnation?

SIPs are state plans for implementation of air quality standards.

Describe what brownfields are and what the federal government had been doing to help manage them.

Most insurers now include an exclusion policy on CERCLA exposure, but coverage is available as a policy rider.

Explain whether each of the following would require an EIS and why. a. The creation of a heliport in a national park. b. The construction of a new central post office clearing facility. c. The placement of a federal research laboratory at the top of a mountain.

Private citizens may not bring suit under federal environmental legislation.

Those who transport and those who arrange for the transport of hazardous materials are liable under CERCLA.

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Exam 11: Environmental Regulation and Sustainability

Discuss the scope of the Endangered Species Act.

A public nuisance:

Which of the following federal acts does not permit private citizen suits?

The EU has the most extensive and active emissions permit trading market.

Which of the following would require the filing of an EIS?

The Endangered Species Act permits those desiring to protect a species as well as landowners affected by such protection to challenge a determination of protection for a species.

An NPDES permit is required for point sources.

Only current property owners are liable under CERCLA.

A homeowner is plagued with smells and dirt from a nearby factory. Suggest appropriate remedies.

Litigation for EMFs have come from:

Industrial groups are:

SIPs must be approved by the EPA.

How would the city have discovered the PCE on the property prior to its valuation for condemnation?

SIPs are state plans for implementation of air quality standards.

Describe what brownfields are and what the federal government had been doing to help manage them.

Most insurers now include an exclusion policy on CERCLA exposure, but coverage is available as a policy rider.

Explain whether each of the following would require an EIS and why. a. The creation of a heliport in a national park. b. The construction of a new central post office clearing facility. c. The placement of a federal research laboratory at the top of a mountain.

Private citizens may not bring suit under federal environmental legislation.

Those who transport and those who arrange for the transport of hazardous materials are liable under CERCLA.

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

The Judicial System

Managing Disputes: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Strategies

Business and the Constitution

Administrative Law

International Law

Business Crime

Business Torts

Cyberlaw, Social Media, and Privacy

Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation

Contracts: Performance, Remedies, and Rights

Sales: Product Advertising and Liability

Products: Business Intellectual Property

Business Competition: Antitrust

Management of Employee Conduct: Agency

Governance and Structure: Forms of Doing Business

Governance and Regulation: Securities Law

Management: Employee Welfare

Management: Employment Discrimination

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