Exam 46: Environmental Law

What are the 1972 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act commonly called?

"Not So Slick Trucker." Slick had a trucking business and advertised that he would transport "anything." One day Sleazy Corporation asked him to transport some hazardous waste and dump it on a farm telling him that, by the way, he should be careful about touching any of the waste. A friend of Slick's asked him if he should check to see if Sleazy Corporation had the proper permits. Slick replied that he was unconcerned about permits for dumping because he was a mere transporter. A few years later, federal investigators operating on a tip from someone Slick had cheated in a poker game, discovered the farm. The material at issue consisted of a pile of hazardous waste dumped by Slick. The waste was removed; soil was cleaned; and the action, resulting in a permanent solution, was complete within 6 months. The government requested that Slick cover the clean-up costs. He refused on the basis that he was simply a trucker and did not make the waste. -Which of the following is the act passed by Congress for purposes including cleaning up hazardous sites, such as the farm on which Slick dumped the hazardous waste?

"Smelly Lake." Barney, who lives on a navigable lake, is unhappy because he believes that a local company is dumping pollutants into the lake resulting in harm to his property and horrible odors. No one swims in the lake anymore. He calls a company official, Warren, who tells him to mind his own business. Warren tells him that the state has no authority, that federal investigators do not have time for Barney's small smelly lake, that swimming is not a concern of the government, and that any federal penalties are negligible. Barney tells Warren that he is pushing for big penalties and that Warren is likely to end up in jail. Warren just laughs. -Which of the following is true regarding Warren's statement that any federal penalties are negligible?

Which of the following is a treaty with the purpose of prohibiting the international trade of endangered plants and animals?

"Smelly Lake." Barney, who lives on a navigable lake, is unhappy because he believes that a local company is dumping pollutants into the lake resulting in harm to his property and horrible odors. No one swims in the lake anymore. He calls a company official, Warren, who tells him to mind his own business. Warren tells him that the state has no authority, that federal investigators do not have time for Barney's small smelly lake, that swimming is not a concern of the government, and that any federal penalties are negligible. Barney tells Warren that he is pushing for big penalties and that Warren is likely to end up in jail. Warren just laughs. -Which of the following is true regarding Warren's statement that the state had no authority over any pollution for which his company was responsible?

Which of the following is a federal law that protects the quality of water in navigable waterways?

Which of the following is a federal law that protects the quality of the water we drink?

Once the administrator of the EPA establishes National Ambient Air Quality Standards, each state has _____ to draft a state implementation plan.

Set forth the conditions under which a permit will be issued to a landowner seeking to add dredged or filled material to a wetland.

Drinking-water suppliers must provide every household with annual reports detailing the water contaminants in the household's drinking water and the health problems the contaminants may cause.

Which of the following was the result at the U.S. Supreme Court level in Massachusetts v. EPA, the case in the text in which Massachusetts led several states in a lawsuit asking that the EPA be ordered to establish vehicle emission standards for carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gasses?

Which of the following is true regarding federal regulation of toxic substances?

Referencing the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, ______ standards are standards necessary to protect the public health, including an adequate margin of safety.

Which of the following was the result in the Case Opener, the case in which the company was found to have generated waste with excessive concentrations of PCBs?

Which of the following was the result on appeal in AMW Materials Testing Inc., Anthony Antoniou v. Town of Babylon & North Amityville Fire Company Inc., the case in the text in which the plaintiffs claimed that the defendants were liable for cleanup of a hazardous site after a fire on the basis that the defending town and fire department had control of the facility during the time that the fire department was responding to the fire?

Which of the following has as its primary role to establish the procedures that must be followed whenever a new chemical is about to be introduced into the market?

"Not So Slick Trucker." Slick had a trucking business and advertised that he would transport "anything." One day Sleazy Corporation asked him to transport some hazardous waste and dump it on a farm telling him that, by the way, he should be careful about touching any of the waste. A friend of Slick's asked him if he should check to see if Sleazy Corporation had the proper permits. Slick replied that he was unconcerned about permits for dumping because he was a mere transporter. A few years later, federal investigators operating on a tip from someone Slick had cheated in a poker game, discovered the farm. The material at issue consisted of a pile of hazardous waste dumped by Slick. The waste was removed; soil was cleaned; and the action, resulting in a permanent solution, was complete within 6 months. The government requested that Slick cover the clean-up costs. He refused on the basis that he was simply a trucker and did not make the waste. -Which of the following is true regarding Slick's contention that he should not be held liable for any amounts for clean-up because he was merely a transporter?

The oldest legal means of protecting the environment is ______ law.

Which of the following is required of industries emitting pollutants covered by the 1990 Air Toxics Program?

Which of the following regulates any chemicals or mixtures whose manufacture, processing, distribution, use, or disposal may present an unreasonable risk of harm to human health or the environment?