Question 1

________ law is the oldest legal means of protecting the environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Administrative
B)  Strict liability
C)  Statutory
D)  Contract
E)  TortF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hazardous Response Commission
B)  The Environmental Waste Agency
C)  The Hazardous Waste Administration
D)  The Clean Earth Foundation
E)  The Environmental Protection AgencyF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Lawsuits initiated in the state court systems are the primary mode of enforcement for environmental regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

States that did not meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards are known by which of the following terms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sick states
B)  Misguided states
C)  Failure states
D)  Nonattainment areas
E)  Marginal areasF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Under a subsidy system,the government gives firms tax credits,low-interest loans,and/or grants if they install pollution control devices or change their production methods to reduce harmful emissions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

List the two primary functions served by the National Environmental Policy Act and set forth the responsibilities of the Council on Environmental Quality.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The United States Acid Rain Trading Program of 1990 set up what type of incentive for reducing acid rain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Green taxes.
B)  Marketable discharge permits.
C)  Direct regulation.
D)  Tort law.
E)  Government subsidies.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Referencing the National Ambient Air Quality Standards,which of the following are standards that will protect the public welfare crops,buildings,and animals) from any known or anticipated adverse effect associated with a pollutant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary
B)  Suggested
C)  Required
D)  Conservation
E)  SecondaryF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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 ruled that while the plaintiffs could proceed with claims of fraud,all other claims were preempted.
B)  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.
C)  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.
D)  The Court found that petitioners' claims alleging defective design were essentially a "disguised" failure-to-warn claim and therefore preempted.
E)  The Court found that federal law preempted all the plaintiffs' claims because they essentially requested that the defendant alter its product label.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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