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Cities and counties may impose rules regulating methods of wastes removal.

A) True
B) False

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Midpoint City operates its own municipal public drinking water system for which the Environmental Protection Agency has set maximum levels of pollutants. The city does not use any equipment to meet these standards. With regard to any contamination of the water, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, this is most likely

A) a violation.
B) not a violation because the city does not set the standards.
C) not a violation because water is not a stationary source.
D) not a violation because the city does not use any equipment.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Hi-Yield Inc. makes a herbicide with a risk to people of developing cancer from exposure. This substance must be

Special requirements must be met to discharge toxic chemicals into surface waters.

The Environmental Protection Agency is required to determine which forms of solid waste should be considered hazardous.

A citizen can sue to enforce an environmental regulation, or to obtain the regulation of a pollutant, if the government fails to act.

Without a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Condos Corporation fills a wetlands area that it owns in preparation for the construction of a housing complex. Under the Clean Water Act, this is most likely

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System focuses mainly on industrial wastewater and has never been expanded to cover storm water discharges.

Suppliers of drinking water are required to notify the public of any problems with the water they supply, such as when the water fails to meet established standards.

Ultrahazard Corporation transports radioactive materials. Vince, an Ultrahazard employee, is diagnosed with radiation sickness after exposure to the materials. Vince's suit against Ultrahazard to recover for the injury is

The federal Clean Air Act does not establish specific emissions standards for each air hazardous pollutant.

Metal Foundry Inc.'s complex spews smoke and odors. The site features its own rail system, and trucks enter and exit the complex night and day. Neal and other residents of an adjacent neighborhood can feel the vibrations of the trains and trucks, and suffer other effects from the operations. Neal and others file a suit against Metal Foundry. Why might the court rule in favor of the defendant?

To obtain relief under the nuisance doctrine, a property owner may have to identify a distinct harm separate from that affecting the general public.

Noxious Inc. makes and sells pesticides. If a substance is identified as harmful and the harm is imminent, the Environmental Protection Agency can

A constant tension between the desire for profits and productivity and the desire to protect the environment exists because

County Water District operates a public water supply system. The district must send to every household that it supplies with water an annual statement describing

Industrial Solvents Inc. averages $15,000 profit per day before deciding to ignore air pollution standards, after which the average is $30,000. Industrial Solvents is subject to a fine of

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not regulate carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from motor vehicles until after the United States Supreme Court ruled that the EPA had the authority to do so because

The state of California passes a law to restrict emissions form motor vehicles. Thee emissions may also be regulated by

Many point sources emitting pollutants into water do not need a permit.