Cross 9e TBB Ch25

Chapter 25

Environmental Law

N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as follows.

N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank.
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.

true/false questions

1. An injured party may sue a business polluter in tort under the negligence and strict liability theories.

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2. A public authority, such as a state’s attorney general, can sue to stop a “public” nuisance.

ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal

3. Businesses that engage in ultrahazardous activities are not liable for any injuries the activities cause.

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4. Only the federal government may restrict emissions from motor vehicles.

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5. An environmental impact statement must analyze the impact on any affected business of proposed environmental controls.

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6. The primary responsibility for implementing air-pollution standards established under the Clean Air Act rests with state and local governments.

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7. The Environmental Protection Agency has not concluded that greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide emissions, constitute a public danger.

ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 3 TYPE: + BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal

8. There is one set of ambient standards—maximum permissible levels of certain pollutants—and the Environmental Protection Agency formulates plans to achieve them.

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9. Those who knowingly violate the Clean Air Act may be subject to criminal liability.

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