Question 1

If emissions standards are established for cars but the cars cannot possibly meet those emissions standards with any current technology or manufacturing processes, the new emissions standards are an example of what type of regulation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Technology-driven
B)   Technology forcing
C)   Application assuming
D)   Invention dependent
E)   There are no regulations passed without known technology to implement them because such regulations would be unconstitutional.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

Protection of the environment through federal regulations is primarily the responsibility of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Congress
B)   The Environmental Protection Agency
C)   the president
D)   state legislatures
E)   National Environmental Protection AgencyF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In setting primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the EPA is required to consider implementation costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Regarding Sly's contention that he should not be held liable for any amounts for clean-up because he was merely a transporter, which of the following statements is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   He is correct only if the federal government, not the state, cleans the site.
B)   He is correct only if the state, not the federal government, cleans the site.
C)   He is correct only if he can establish that the owner of the site has sufficient funds with which to clean the site.
D)   He is correct only if damages for cleaning the site are in an amount less than $50,000.
E)   He is incorrect.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Glue-off is a popular chemical for removing glue, but it could present a significant risk to human health if it is used or disposed of improperly. What laws or regulations would Glue-off be regulated under?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Toxic Substances Control Act
B)   The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
C)   The Hazardous Chemical Act
D)   The Illegal Toxic Substances Act
E)   The Health and Environment Control ActF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

When the government issues marketable discharge permits, firms which are easily able to reduce emissions can sell unused permits to other firms that need an allowance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Conservation
B)   Required
C)   Primary
D)   Secondary
E)   SuggestedF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following was the result at the U.S. Supreme Court in Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, the case in the text in which Dow filed a declaratory judgment seeking a determination that farmers' claims were preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ? The farmers had sued Dow over a pesticide that allegedly failed to perform as claimed and that damaged peanut crops.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Court found that petitioners' claims alleging defective design were essentially a "disguised" failure-to-warn claim and therefore preempted.
B)   The Court found that federal law preempted all the plaintiffs' claims because they essentially requested that the defendant alter its product label.
C)   The Court ruled that FIFRA does not preclude states from providing a remedy to those injured as a result of a manufacturer's violation of FIFRA's labeling requirements.
D)   The Court ruled that while an attempt to require that the defendant change its label was allowed under FIFRA, a claim for monetary damages was preempted.
E)   The Court ruled that while the plaintiffs could proceed with claims of fraud, all other claims were preempted.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is the best and oldest way to protect the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tort law
B)   Contract law
C)   Strict liability
D)   Administrative law
E)   State statutory lawF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

[Air Improvement] Malia is very annoyed because a business near her neighborhood has an incinerator that regularly releases pollutants. She discussed the matter with her local city council representative, Leo, who told her that only the federal government can enforce laws involving pollutants; that the government has done so through the establishment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards; and that there is nothing she as an individual can do. Malia tells the council representative that she considers the emissions criminal. Leo just shrugs and replies that industry is never subject to criminal penalties under the Clean Air Act and that only the government can enforce the Clean Air Act anyway.
-Is Leo correct that only the federal government can enforce the Clean Air Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yes, he is correct.
B)   No, he is incorrect because either the federal government or state environmental agencies may enforce the Clean Air Act.
C)   No, he is incorrect because only the states may enforce the Clean Air Act.
D)   No, he is incorrect because only the states or individuals may enforce the Clean Air Act.
E)   No, he is incorrect because the federal government, individuals, or state environmental agencies may enforce the Clean Air Act regulations involving carbon monoxide emissions.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

The ________ goals of the Clean Water Act were to be achieved through a system of permits and effluent discharge limitations.

Accepted Answer

A)   technology-driven
B)   technology-forcing
C)   technology-assuming
D)   invention-dependent
E)   technology-dependentF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

A company develops a new mosquito spray aimed at destroying Zika-carrying mosquitos. What will it be regulated under?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
B)   The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
C)   The Hazardous Chemical Act
D)   The Illegal Toxic Substances Act
E)   The Health and Environment Control ActF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is a federal law whose purpose is to protect and improve the quality of the air through the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, mobile-source performance standards, and new-source performance standards?

Accepted Answer

A)   The National Air Quality Act
B)   The Federal Air Quality Act
C)   The Clean Air Act
D)   The Ambient Quality Air Act
E)   The Uniform Air Quality StandardsF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

An Environmental Impact Statement should contain which of the following items?

Accepted Answer

A)   The number and type of jobs the project would create.
B)   Expected short-term profit of the project.
C)   Expected profit of the project over a five-year span.
D)   Alternatives to the proposed action.
E)   The number of federal contractors involved along with a projection on the effect of the local economy.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following was responsible for establishing a single, health-based standard for pesticide residues in foods sold in the US?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Food Quality Protection Act
B)   The Health Based Pesticide Act
C)   The Quality of Soil Act
D)   Pesticide Residues Act
E)   The Environmental Protection ActF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Congress is responsible for enforcing environmental regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Toxic Substances Control Act regulates the labeling and use of pesticides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A state implementation plan established following the establishment of National Ambient Air Quality Standards must address the means by which the state is going to ensure that the pollutants in the air within its boundaries will meet the primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards within ________ of their establishment.

Accepted Answer

A)   Three years
B)   Two years
C)   Eighteen months
D)   Twelve months
E)   Nine monthsF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Handling waste from creation through disposal is the focus of which of the following acts?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
B)   The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
C)   The Federal Hazardous Waste Act
D)   The Hazardous Waste Disposal Act
E)   The Authorized Disposal Waste ActF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   That the company had no liability because it had not intentionally generated the waste.
B)   That the company had no liability because it was the responsibility of the federal government to clean up the waste.
C)   That the company had no liability because it was the responsibility of the state government to clean up the waste.
D)   That the company was liable because it failed to monitor in a manner that would have revealed the waste in a timely manner.
E)   That the company was liable under federal law because it failed to clean up the hazardous area in a timely manner.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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If emissions standards are established for cars but the cars cannot possibly meet those emissions standards with any current technology or manufacturing processes, the new emissions standards are an example of what type of regulation?

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Congress is responsible for enforcing environmental regulations.

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Protection of the environment through federal regulations is primarily the responsibility of ________.

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Which of the following is a federal law whose purpose is to protect and improve the quality of the air through the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, mobile-source performance standards, and new-source performance standards?

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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?

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Handling waste from creation through disposal is the focus of which of the following acts?

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When the government issues marketable discharge permits, firms which are easily able to reduce emissions can sell unused permits to other firms that need an allowance.

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In setting primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the EPA is required to consider implementation costs.

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Glue-off is a popular chemical for removing glue, but it could present a significant risk to human health if it is used or disposed of improperly. What laws or regulations would Glue-off be regulated under?

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A company develops a new mosquito spray aimed at destroying Zika-carrying mosquitos. What will it be regulated under?

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

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The Toxic Substances Control Act regulates the labeling and use of pesticides.

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Which of the following was responsible for establishing a single, health-based standard for pesticide residues in foods sold in the US?

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Which of the following is the best and oldest way to protect the environment?

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The ________ goals of the Clean Water Act were to be achieved through a system of permits and effluent discharge limitations.

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Regarding Sly's contention that he should not be held liable for any amounts for clean-up because he was merely a transporter, which of the following statements is accurate?

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An Environmental Impact Statement should contain which of the following items?

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In setting primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the EPA is required to consider implementation costs.

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