Question 1

The United States has not signed the Kyoto Agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an item an Environmental Impact Statement should contain?

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) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding the U.S.'s rank in a recent study that ranked 142 countries in terms of environmental health?

Accepted Answer

A)   The U.S. was ranked 1st.
B)   The U.S. was ranked 10th.
C)   The U.S. was ranked last.
D)   The U.S. was not ranked in the top 100.
E)   The U.S. was not ranked in the top 40.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Under the ______ program,generators of hazardous waste must maintain records that list the amount and type of all hazardous waste produced,how it is to be transported,and how it will ultimately be disposed.

Accepted Answer

A)   Permit
B)   Hazardous
C)   Waste
D)   Manifest
E)   SpecificF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)   The Federal Water Pollution Control Act
B)   The Safe Drinking Water Act
C)   The Water Control Act
D)   The Water Use Act
E)   The Water Safety ActF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Court dismissed the lawsuit on the basis that the states had no standing to sue.
B)   The Court dismissed the issue as moot on the basis that the EPA already recognized the dangers of global warming and was taking appropriate steps.
C)   The Court ordered that standards on the pollutants be set if the EPA found that the emissions at issue contributed to climate change.
D)   The Court found that the emissions at issue contributed to climate change and ordered that the EPA set standards in regard to them.
E)   The Court refused to consider the matter based on its determination that the issue of whether the emissions affected climate change was within the discretion of the EPA.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is a treaty with the purpose of significantly reducing,and in some countries banning,the use of ozone-depleting air pollutants?

Accepted Answer

A)   The United Nations Ozone Depletion Treaty
B)   The Montreal Protocol
C)   The Ozone Protection Agreement
D)   The Tokyo Protocol
E)   The Eastern Pacific AgreementF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

What is considered a public water supply system under the Safe Drinking Water Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   A water supply system that has at least 15 service connections or serves 25 or more persons.
B)   A water supply system that has at least 30 service connections or serves 10 or more persons.
C)   A water supply system that has at least 35 service connections and serves 30 or more persons.
D)   A water supply system that has at least 10 service connections or serves 50 or more persons.
E)   A water supply system that has at least 25 service connections or serves 55 or more persons.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following enforces the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Hazardous Response Commission
B)   The Hazardous Waste Administration
C)   The Environmental Protection Agency
D)   The Environmental Waste Agency
E)   The Clean Earth FoundationF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

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?

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) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A)   While enforcement authority under the Clean Water Act is left primarily with the federal government, the state government also has the authority to monitor, inspect, and enforce.
B)   While enforcement authority under the Clean Water Act is left primarily with the federal government, the state government has the authority to monitor although other powers are lacking.
C)   Warren is correct.
D)   Only the state has the power to enforce the Clean Water Act.
E)   Enforcement of such violations under the Clean Water Act is left primarily to the states.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

When a plant emits particulates that fall on a person's property,defacing the house and making it difficult for family members to breathe,which of the following is a theory on which the homeowner would most likely proceed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Negligence
B)   Strict liability
C)   Abatement
D)   Nuisance
E)   TrespassF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is false regarding the management of nonhazardous solid waste?

Accepted Answer

A)   The federal government sets national standards for municipal solid waste landfills.
B)   The federal government provides technical assistance to the states for the management of nonhazardous waste.
C)   The federal government provides financial assistance to the states for the management of nonhazardous waste.
D)   The federal government requires that each state has a solid waste management plan that must include provisions for encouraging resource conservation or recovery.
E)   Managing nonhazardous solid waste is the responsibility of the federal government, not the states.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following treaties has attempted to find a way to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Kyoto Agreement
B)   The Treaty for Amazonian Cooperation
C)   The Greenhouse Reduction Treaty
D)   The Global Warming Agreement
E)   The Global Protection TreatyF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 16

______ taxes reference the taxation of environmentally harmful activities.

Accepted Answer

A)   Lemon
B)   Lime
C)   Green
D)   Red
E)   BlackF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following,if any,references regulations passed primarily on health considerations with the assumption that once standards have been established,industries will be forced to develop the technology to meet the standards?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Germany has a law that requires that manufacturers be responsible for their product's packaging,and the packaging may be disposed of in the public waste disposal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Tort
B)   Contract
C)   Strict liability
D)   Administrative
E)   StatutoryF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

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) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Exam 46: Environmental Law

Which of the following is an item an Environmental Impact Statement should contain?

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______ taxes reference the taxation of environmentally harmful activities.

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

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Which of the following treaties has attempted to find a way to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases?

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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?

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Which of the following is false regarding the management of nonhazardous solid waste?

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Which of the following is a treaty with the purpose of significantly reducing,and in some countries banning,the use of ozone-depleting air pollutants?

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Which of the following is true regarding the U.S.'s rank in a recent study that ranked 142 countries in terms of environmental health?

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Germany has a law that requires that manufacturers be responsible for their product's packaging,and the packaging may be disposed of in the public waste disposal system.

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The United States has not signed the Kyoto Agreement.

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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?

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Which of the following enforces the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

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Which of the following,if any,references regulations passed primarily on health considerations with the assumption that once standards have been established,industries will be forced to develop the technology to meet the standards?

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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 is true regarding Warren's statement that the state had no authority over any pollution for which his company was responsible?

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What is considered a public water supply system under the Safe Drinking Water Act?

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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.

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When a plant emits particulates that fall on a person's property,defacing the house and making it difficult for family members to breathe,which of the following is a theory on which the homeowner would most likely proceed?

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Under the ______ program,generators of hazardous waste must maintain records that list the amount and type of all hazardous waste produced,how it is to be transported,and how it will ultimately be disposed.

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

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