Environmental Law

What must an individual demonstrate to have standing to sue for environmental pollution under the common law theory of private nuisance?

According to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, when must an environmental impact statement (EIS) be prepared?

Under the Clean Air Act, what is the maximum civil penalty per day that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can assess for a company's violation of emission limits?

What are the three primary goals established by the Clean Water Act, as amended in 1972?

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), who is considered a potentially responsible party (PRP) for the cost of cleaning up a hazardous waste site?

What is the maximum criminal fine for commercial dealers who violate the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)?

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 establishes penalties for oil spills. What is the range of these penalties, depending on the vessel size and whether the spill came from a vessel or an offshore facility?

What is the key technology standard that new stationary sources of air pollution must use to reduce hazardous air pollutant emissions under the Clean Air Act?

What does the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 primarily regulate?

The Clean Air Act was amended in 1990, requiring automobile manufacturers to cut exhaust emissions of nitrogen oxide by what percentage by 1998?

What did the Supreme Court hold in S. D. Warren Co. v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection regarding whether water flowing through a hydropower dam constitutes a 'discharge' under the Clean Water Act?

What is a 'toxic tort' as described in the chapter?

Under what circumstance does the EPA define an action as 'major' for the purposes of requiring an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)?

What did the Supreme Court decide in Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corp. regarding the interpretation of the term 'modification' in the Clean Air Act's NSPS and PSD provisions?

The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 was amended in 1996. What new requirement did these amendments impose on suppliers of drinking water?

What is the civil penalty for a violation of the Ocean Dumping Act?

Under the 1996 amendments to FIFRA, what is the maximum acceptable risk for people to develop cancer from exposure to a substance like a pesticide residue on food?

What is the liability standard for a business that engages in ultrahazardous activities, such as transporting radioactive materials?

In the Supreme Court case Bates v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, what did the court rule regarding state law claims and FIFRA preemption?

Under CERCLA (Superfund), what is the liability of a potentially responsible party (PRP) who generated only a fraction of the hazardous waste at a site?

What is the primary purpose of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976?

What is the maximum criminal penalty for a knowing violation of the Ocean Dumping Act?

According to the Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, what was the basis for Massachusetts having standing to sue the EPA?

The Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899 prohibits the discharge of what into navigable waterways?

What is the primary federal agency responsible for coordinating federal environmental responsibilities?

Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), what is the maximum criminal fine per day that can be doubled for repeat offenders?

What is the primary purpose of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002?

If a business is found to have engaged in a 'knowing violation' of the Ocean Dumping Act, what is the maximum term of imprisonment?

In the context of the Clean Water Act, how did the Supreme Court in Rapanos v. United States define 'navigable waters' with respect to wetlands?

What is a 'contribution action' under CERCLA?

Under the Clean Air Act, what is the maximum criminal fine for knowing violations?

For which of the following activities does the common law impose strict liability on a business?

What are the three required components of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under NEPA?

What is the penalty for a private user, such as a farmer, who violates the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)?

Under the Clean Water Act, what is the range for civil penalties for violations, not including those for intentional acts?

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was amended in 1984 and 1986. What was a key objective of these amendments?

What is the maximum criminal fine for an intentional violation of the Clean Water Act?

Which federal law, passed in 1990, was enacted in response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

What did the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 require for oil tankers using U.S. ports by the year 2011?

What is the penalty for a producer who violates the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four categories of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) under CERCLA?

Which law's purpose is to 'regulate the clean-up of hazardous waste-disposal sites'?

A company is found to have knowingly violated the Clean Air Act by making false statements. What is the maximum term of imprisonment for this offense?

What does the common law doctrine of nuisance primarily address?

The 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act required automobile manufacturers to cut exhaust emissions of pollutants other than nitrogen oxide by what percentage by 1998?

When the Supreme Court rejected the Army Corps of Engineers' 'migratory bird rule' regarding wetlands, what types of water bodies did it specifically mention as not becoming 'navigable waters' simply because they are habitats for migratory birds?

What is the minimum civil penalty per day for a violation of the Clean Water Act?

Under CERCLA, once a party that has incurred clean-up costs brings a successful 'contribution action' against another party, what is the outcome?

What is the maximum term of imprisonment for an intentional violation of the Clean Water Act?

Which of the following substances are specifically mentioned in the text as being classified as hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act?