Global warming. PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

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information is from Legal environment of Business

(environmental protection and global warming)

Cheeseman 7th edtion

The significant increase in passage of federal environmental statutes occurred in which decade?

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

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The Environmental Protection Agency has the power to do which of the following?

Adopt regulations

Initiate judicial proceedings

Adopt regulations and hold hearings

Adopt regulations, hold hearings, and initiate judicial proceedings

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Which of the following is true about environmental impact statements?

The public is not allowed to comment on environmental impact statements.

They can be used in court as evidence in a lawsuit challenging an action as violating the National Environmental Policy Act.

They are required only for projects where the federal government itself undertakes the actual construction of the project.

Most private activities also require an environmental impact statement.

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Which of the following statements best describes the procedures under the Clean Air Act?

The federal government sets and enforces the standards.

The state governments set and enforce the standards.

The federal government sets the standards; the state governments enforce the standards; if the states do not adequately enforce the standards, the federal government may enforce them.

The state governments set the standards; the federal government enforces the standards; if the federal government does not adequately enforce the standards, the states may enforce them.

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The Oil Pollution Control Act of 1990 provides that:

Tankers in use after 1990 have double-walled hulls.

The Act is administered by the EPA.

Oil companies must be prepared to handle an average, or typical, magnitude spill.

The owner-operator of a tanker entering United States waters must prove that it is fully insured to cover liability that could result from a spill.

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Under the Endangered Species Act:

Actions that harm an endangered species are prohibited.

Actions that harm an endangered species are subject to a cost-benefit analysis to determine feasibility.

Only governmental actions are covered.

Actions that harm an endangered species are prohibited and Only governmental actions are covered only.

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A federal government agency is planning to build a dam in Maine. The land where the dam will be located, and the area that will be under the lake to be formed, is currently all privately owned. Which of the following correctly describes the requirement for an environmental impact statement?

An environmental impact statement is not required because the land is private.

An environmental impact statement is required only if the land will become federal land before the dam is built.

An environmental impact statement is required only if any of the land affected is classified as wetland.

An environmental impact statement is required because it is the federal government that is undertaking his project.

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Wally owns 40 acres along a river. He is planning to build a home near the river, and a friend has just informed him that the land on which Wally is planning to build the house is wetlands. In this circumstance, what must Wally do in order to be able to fill in the wetlands for the construction of his house?

Nothing, because this is the action of a private individual on private land.

Nothing, so long as the house will not emit any pollutants into the nearby river.

File an environmental impact statement.

Obtain a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Millie has great plans to become rich and retire young. She has purchased some land near Glacier National Park in Montana. She originally planned to operate her business on this land. Her business is a new, advanced, high tech go-kart track. One feature of this track is to have the turns banked at a higher angle, allowing higher speeds. Another feature is smaller go-karts that younger children can drive. Millie remembers as a child being dragged on family vacations to look at boring scenery when all she wanted was some fun and action. She will even offer baby-sitting services so that parents can drop the kids off and enjoy the park while the kids are getting worn out. Millie has just learned about the possibility of leasing some National Forest Service land at a better location closer to the park entrance. She would need to get a permit. She is afraid that the permit might be turned down because of the traffic and noise that her business would create. Discuss how the National Environmental Policy Act could affect Millie’s plans.

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Pat has just graduated from a major university with a combined degree in engineering and marketing. Pat is planning to start a business to develop a new type of corn chip and packaging. By using special technology both in the product itself and in the packaging, Pat has developed corn chips that will stay fresh in the original packaging for several years after they are produced. Pat’s planned factory site is located on some wetlands adjacent to a major river. Pat plans to produce the packaging and process the corn chips in the same factory. Pat knows that the special plastics for the packaging will result in the production of hazardous waste, and that the production process will produce toxic air pollutants. In addition, there will be some wastewater from the plant. The production process results in the water being heated to a high temperature. Lastly, because of the storage of the food on the premises prior to production, Pat will need to use chemicals to control rats and insects, etc. Discuss the environmental laws that might affect Pat.